As BCC Research has been covering the Environment and Sustainability industry for 50 years, we like to keep an eye out for new advancements. Here’s some industry news we thought you should know.

Move over sprawl, the earth needs a more sustainable and efficient approach to city planning.

In our last blog, we introduced you to several companies leading the ocean recyclable plastics market. A particularly successful organization is The Ocean Cleanup Project, headed by a team of Dutch scientists.

The push for sustainability in businesses has been an ongoing endeavor, but a close inspection on the process reveals that it’s more complicated than it originally seems.

A few months ago, we wrote a blog about the fast-growing bioremediation market, which is estimated to reach $186.3 billion by 2023, increasing 15.4% annually.

The rising concern of balancing industrial activity with environmental safety has encouraged significant growth in the market for bioremediation. What’s bioremediation? In short, refers to the process of using living organisms to clean the environment.

No matter the industry, companies rely on technology innovation and development to stay competitive. For instance, in the air pollution control equipment industry, one company recently unveiled the first air purification device that uses nanotechnology to remove contaminates from air at the molecular level.

Non-revenue water is water lost after it leaves the distribution facility and before it reaches the consumer. This lost water brings in no revenue, although it still costs money to collect and process. In many cases, this water loss is due to leaky pipes, although it may also be stolen through illegal connections or simply be unaccounted for through meter inaccuracies.

In Swahili, "Maji Safi" means "clean water."