(Reuters) Ari Rabinovitch - With increased interest worldwide, Israel has developed a billion-dollar industry marketing its waste water reuse technologies. "Today, nearly half our irrigation comes from recycled waste water," said Yaron Rot, who manages irrigation at Kibbutz Magen. More than 80% of household waste water is recycled, amounting to 400 million cubic meters a year, the Environment Ministry says. That ratio is four times higher than in any other country, according to Israel's Water Authority.
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