ABSTRACT
Humans generate millions of tons of waste every day. This waste is rich in water, nutrients, energy and organic compounds. Yet waste is not being managed in a way that permits us to derive value from its reuse, whilst millions of farmers struggle with depleted soils and lack of water. This book shows how Resource Recovery and Reuse (RRR) could create livelihoods, enhance food security, support green economies, reduce waste and contribute to cost recovery in the sanitation chain.
While many RRR projects fully depend on subsidies and hardly survive their pilot phase, hopeful signs of viable approaches to RRR are emerging around the globe including low- and middle-income countries. These enterprises or projects are tapping into entrepreneurial initiatives and public ̶ private partnerships, leveraging private capital to help realize commercial or social value, shifting the focus from treatment for waste disposal to treatment of waste as a valuable resource for safe reuse.
The book provides a compendium of business options for energy, nutrients and water recovery via 24 innovative business models based on an in-depth analysis of over 60 empirical cases, of which 47 from around the world are described and evaluated in a systematic way. The focus is on organic municipal, agro-industrial and food waste, including fecal sludge, supporting a diverse range of business models with potential for large-scale out-and up-scaling.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|31 pages
Business Models for a Circular Economy
section II|6 pages
Energy Recovery from Organic Waste
topic |11 pages
Case
topic |9 pages
Business Model 1
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Business Model 2
topic |10 pages
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Business Model 3
topic |9 pages
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Business Model 4
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Business Model 5
topic |10 pages
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Business Model 6
topic |10 pages
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Business Model 7
topic |10 pages
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Business Model 8
topic |10 pages
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Business Model 9
section III|7 pages
Nutrient and Organic Matter Recovery
topic |9 pages
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topic |8 pages
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Business Model 10
topic |9 pages
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topic |7 pages
Business Model 11
topic |10 pages
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Business Model 12
topic |9 pages
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Business Model 13
topic |9 pages
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topic |8 pages
Business Model 14
topic |8 pages
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topic |7 pages
Business Model 15
topic |11 pages
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topic |9 pages
Business Model 16
section IV|6 pages
Wastewater for Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture
topic |13 pages
Case
topic |15 pages
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Business Model 17
topic |11 pages
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Business Model 18
topic |14 pages
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topic |8 pages
Business Model 19
topic |9 pages
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topic |12 pages
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Business Model 20
topic |12 pages
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Business Model 21
topic |12 pages
Business Model 22
topic |15 pages
Business Model 23
topic |15 pages
Business Model 24
section V|1 pages
Enabling Environment and Financing