Wetsus: Circular Water Use
Access to water is becoming an increasingly critical challenge for many industries, making it a fundamental prerequisite for production processes. This session will explore practical examples demonstrating how water reuse can enhance water security. Additionally, it will highlight opportunities for resource and energy recovery that can emerge from innovative water management practices.
Speakers
Dr. Alexander Finnegan is a postdoctoral researcher at Wetsus (the Netherlands), focusing on reducing microplastic pollution and advancing circular economy practices. His experience has been on projects related to plastic recycling, and quantifying environmental microplastics found in water and air. He obtained his PhD from the National University of Singapore in 2022 with a thesis titled “Freshwater and Atmospheric Plastic Pollution in Southeast Asia”.
