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It’s Time to Recover that Damn Wastewater!

Christos Charisiadis - Guest of the Don't Waste Water Podcast

with 🎙️  Christos CHARISIADIS – R&D Engineer @ Lenntech

Lenntech, a Dutch water-treatment specialist founded in 1999 with water revenue in the US$10M to US$50M band, engineers tertiary recovery for industry’s hardest, brine-heavy wastewater. Its R&D engineer Christos Charisiadis argues Minimum Liquid Discharge beats full Zero Liquid Discharge, recovering nearly as much water at a fraction of the operating cost.

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How to Fight a Pandemic (With the Help of Your Feces)

Ari Goldfarb - Guest of the Don't Waste Water Podcast

with 🎙️  Ari GOLDFARB – CEO @ KANDO

Kando reads a city’s sewage in real time, turning wastewater into a population-health signal that flags pandemic outbreaks and pollution sources before they surface. The Israeli company has raised US$30 million across four disclosed rounds since 2018, including Series A and Series B backing, to scale a sensor network that makes wastewater-based epidemiology a live early-warning tool for cities.

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The Astonishing Journey of a (forthcoming) French-Tech Unicorn

Stephane Gilbert - Guest of the Don't Waste Water Podcast

with 🎙️  Stéphane GILBERT – CEO and co-founder @ AQUASSAY.

Aquassay raised US$1.5M in 2025, led by Banque des Territoires, to scale a data-driven platform that cuts the hidden operating costs of industrial water. Founded in France in 2015, the company plugs into factory meters and sensors to catch scaling, leaks, and spillage that managers rarely see.

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How to Almost Double Treatment Capacity in About No Time

Thomas Debruyne - Guest of the Don't Waste Water Podcast

Veolia Water Technologies increases the hydraulic capacity of existing wastewater plants through cloud AI that optimizes biological treatment, deferring civil works and capital spend. The France-based subsidiary supports the digital layer with over 350 proprietary water-treatment technologies and offers the optimization module as a standalone, technology-agnostic service.

💧 Thomas Debruyne is Asia-Pacific Digital Manager for Veolia Water Technologies. He also holds a role of Food & Beverage Market Segment Manager, and is a former Operation Director Network Services, and General Manager Smart Water Services.

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