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Israel: World #1 in Water Recycling

Posted: Mon 23rd March 2009 5.34 PM  | Author: Sam Hailes

Despite recent droughts, Israel has been named the world's most efficient recycled water user in a United Nations report.

Presented at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, the report was issued in honour of International Water Day.   

Israel's water technology exports have doubled since 2005, with 200 Israeli companies exporting water management, recycling and purification, irrigation, desalination, and safety technologies to over 100 countries.

Israel purifies and reuses almost 70 percent of its waste water each year for agriculture. Much of the leftover sewage water is reused for other purposes.

However environmentalist group Friends of the Earth-Middle East, says Israel needs to reduce domestic water consumption. The report, released the same day as the UN report says Israel is "lagging behind" developed countries.

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