Water, an irreplaceable entity without which all the existence on Earth is impossible, is getting limited each year. With only 4% of the world’s total supply as fresh water supply, the world is striving for its daily water consumption needs. About 40% of the world’s population lives in water-stressed areas. On the ...

Water, an irreplaceable entity without which all the existence on Earth is impossible, is getting limited each year. With only 4% of the world’s total supply as fresh water supply, the world is striving for its daily water consumption needs. About 40% of the world’s population lives in water-stressed areas. On the other hand, waste management is another challenge, with a major portion of it handled by the unorganized sector.

Both water and waste management have been a matter of significance on the global platform. The 2030 agenda of the United Nations envisions clean water and sanitation as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the anticipated rise in the world population from about 7.5 billion (as of 2020) to over 9 billion in 2050 and challenges as pressing as water scarcity, the governments and water utilities are now inclining towards ‘reuse’ & ‘recycle’ of wastewater to promote circular economy. The rise in population shall affect the world’s irrigation system, which is already dealing with drought because of climate change. To cater to the steadily ascending food demand, smart irrigation systems shall be a mandatory requirement to conform to the 3Rs, i.e., reduce water consumption, reuse water and recycle the wastewater.

In both its solid and liquid form, waste is mostly being managed linearly without realizing that not all of the waste is worth dumping. Waste contains various entities that are beneficial to humankind, and if effectively managed in a sustainable and organized manner, it can be reused and recycled, thus reducing stress on the landfills and decontaminating water bodies.

Both water and waste management require the processes to be connected to ensure the 3Rs. Hence, water utilities and waste management professionals have been increasingly adopting Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to limit wastage. For instance, water leakage detection systems and smart water metering are being installed worldwide. However, with such efforts only at a nascent stage, water and waste managers have underlying challenges to deal with, requiring thorough study and analysis.

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