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Why Is This Sewage Plant A Tourist Attraction?

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Nandita Godbole
6 December 2003 - 11:00am

A plant that turns sewage into drinking water is Singapore's latest tourist attraction.

"Singapore is promoting a factory that turns sewage into drinking water as its latest tourist attraction...Singapore decided to develop processed sewage, dubbed NEWater, after querying the prices it was paying neighbouring Malaysia for its water."

Full Story: Singapore sees sewage as tourist draw
Source: BBC News, October 14, 2005
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