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Looking after a fleet of lorries can use a lot of water, cleaning products, and power to keep your vehicles safe and clean. This comes with an environmental and financial cost, drawing a significant amount of water from the mains, and entailing treatment and disinfection before the water can be reused.

A truck wash water recycling system captures and reuses water within your wash bay in a circular economy, lowering your cost per wash and your environmental impact at the same time. In this article, we’ll look at how a water recycling system can improve sustainability and efficiency, with benefits for your business and the environment.

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Water Conservation

Investing in a truck wash water recycling system is a good way to reduce your water usage – which can be considerable in the case of large commercial fleets. Instead of using water once and then it going down the drain, a commercial truck wash system is designed to capture, treat, and reuse water from each wash cycle, reducing the need to draw freshwater. Over time, this reduces your overall consumption and makes a substantial impact on your water usage. With droughts and water scarcity a growing concern in the UK, water recycling can contribute to a more efficient and responsible water management policy for your business. Water conservation is also a smart move financially – with reduced reliance on freshwater in your wash bays, it costs less to maintain and clean your fleet.

Reducing Chemical Discharge

Lorry wash systems use a variety of chemicals and detergents to remove oil residues, dirt, grime, and contaminants, which get mixed up with the process water. A good truck wash recycling system should, therefore, include a process for treating this ‘greywater’ for either reuse within the bay, or safe discharge into the public sewer. A recycling system will treat and reuse water to prevent harmful chemicals from entering the environment, where they could pose a risk to local waterways and wildlife.

Energy Efficiency And Cost Savings

Not only do single use truck wash systems continually draw freshwater from the mains for each wash cycle, but they also use more energy to do so than systems that recycle greywater in a continuous loop. By reusing water, you reduce the energy required to keep your fleet clean, thereby minimising your carbon footprint and lowering your expenditure on electricity and gas. Investing in a water recycling system thereby demonstrates your commitment to positive environmental stewardship, aligning your fleet management practices with a long-term commitment to sustainability.

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Please get in touch with one of our experts today to find out more about our eco-friendly commercial water recycling systems.

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