Circular economy and supplying the industry with water in the periods of drought

Abstract

The foreseen climatic changes and thus related changes in the water supplies shall largely concerns the industry. The paper reviews the current conditions in the supplies of service water in the industry, and aims to identify the options how to supply the industry with water in the periods of drought. In particular, it focuses on medium-sized companies that require water for their technologies. The paper builds on the knowledge of circular economy to target both financial and raw material savings.