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While all industries produce wastewater as a byproduct of their manufacturing process or other operations, the way the wastewater is treated can make a huge difference to the environment and can be a resource in itself that is full of minerals and nutrients. (Examples of this include digestate produced by anaerobic digestion which can be […]

Many traditional wastewater treatment and management solutions consist of multiple processes, meaning input wastewater can go through as many as 8 different stages before the final products are separated on the other side. Even with such a rigid filtration method, it’s sometimes not possible to achieve more than 65-85% water recovery at the end of […]

Although we may think of water as an infinite resource due to the vastness of the Earth’s oceans, rivers, and lakes, water that is safe for human consumption only makes up around 1.2% of water across the globe. The remainder of the Earth’s water is either held up in glaciers, too salty, or otherwise too […]

As temperatures plunge during the cold wintery months across many parts of the world, wastewater treatment plants can be severely affected, especially if temperatures fall below the minimum operating range for the plants. Depending on the type of wastewater being treated and the process involved, some machinery may experience downtime until the weather conditions improve.   […]

While landfills are one of the most popular and cost-effective methods of waste disposal, they also, unfortunately, result in a buildup of leachate which needs to be treated and/or tankered off-site. With Government guidelines and rules around the management and treatment of leachate becoming stricter, there is increased pressure on landfill owners to continuously optimise […]

As the biggest airport in the UK and the largest travel hub in the country, Heathrow Airport facilitates the transport of over 81 million passengers per year, as well as cargo for businesses (valued at over £188 billion annually) making it vitally important to companies and individuals alike.  For our team at LAT Water, Heathrow […]

At present, industrial wastewater discharged back into the environment varies greatly in quality and quantity between industries. The two largest polluters – the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries – are currently responsible for 92% of the toxic pollutants commonly found in EU wastewater streams, which has urged the European Commission to propose better wastewater management and […]

Using digestate as a fertiliser is one of the many ways we can move towards a zero-waste future and reduce our carbon footprint. Digestate is produced as a byproduct of processing agricultural, food, or beverage industry wastewater following anaerobic digestion, and is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphates, and minerals. This can help promote […]

Managing energy bills as a business has become increasingly difficult and companies across the UK are beginning to face new struggles as we enter the colder autumn and winter months. In a recent report, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) estimated that UK businesses may have experienced an energy bill rise of as much as […]