Recycled Water

Peter and I recently visited the City Hall of London.  It has a fantastic view of the Thames and the many buildings of various shapes and sizes, which are wowing locals and tourists alike.  (I have never seen so many people taking selfies at any given time.)

Whilst inside the building, we used the toilet after having had lunch at the ground floor cafeteria, where we had a brief encounter with Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, which is another story! LOL

I digress, anyway, at first, I was really annoyed that the previous user of the toilet bowl seemed to not have bothered to flush the toilet as the water is rather yellow, in a urine-yellow way.

So I flushed it but it remained yellow.  It was only afterwards that I noticed a sign confirming that the water was from a recycled source.

Apparently recycled water or reclaimed water comes from sewage water, which has been treated to remove the solid bits as well as impurities.  In some cases, recycled water is purified that it is suitable to for drinking. 🙁

Though it was rather off-putting to see yellow water in toilets (takes getting used to, I must say), at least the idea behind it is, of course, admirable. Recycling promotes sustainability and water conservation in our ecosystem.  GRRREATT! 😉