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waste water

NOUN
drainage
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Correction: The earlier figure in this story has been amended to 10 million because only the firm's water supply customers, and not waste water customers, are affected.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Scope 3 are emissions from the company’s supply chain, including waste, water usage, business travel and employee commutes, which account for about 75% of a company’s greenhouse emissions for many industries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025

Most people in England and Wales get their water from one of 17 companies and have their waste water taken away by one of 11 firms.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024

In July, Ofwat confirmed it had served formal notices and opened an enforcement case against Welsh Water and three other companies into how they managed waste water treatment works and networks.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024

The object of washing machines is to agitate the wheat in water till the adherent foreign matters are washed off and any dirt balls broken up and drained off in the waste water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various


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