Singapore plans to use recycled sewage to meet 40 per cent of water demand

Giant pumps in water-treatment plants in Singapore are converting sewage into drinkable water. The resource-stressed island nation has long relied on water from Malaysia since the 1960s. According to the country’s water agency, recycled waste water can meet 40 per cent of Singapore’s water demand, a figure that’s expected to rise to 55 per cent by 2060.