South Africa still has much catching up to do where environmental innovations are concerned.

While environmental scientists fiercely encourage recycling, how can recycling water assist in reducing our carbon footprint but also help households save money seeing that we’re heading into winter and rainfall is likely to be in abundance?

Soundbyte discovers how exactly water can be recycled, the implementation of a “toilet-to-tap” system, how does this system work and how can households incorporate home-made recycled mechanisms to reduce their water consumption and recycle water.

Guest: Associate Professor from UCT’s Future Water Institute, Professor Kevin Winter