Water reuse in the food industry

Abstract Due to the significant growing demand for water, it is urgent those in food industry consider a more rational and sustainable use of such scarce natural resource. This chapter highlights alternative processing methods that contemplate recycling reusing water. Based on systematic literature review, adoption cleaner production methods. The focus meat fresh produce sectors where evidence shows water sustainability related most needed. Suggestions are proposed minimize waste through treatment effluents decrease impact effluent pollution environment. In so doing, clear environmental economic benefits could be achieved reduction costs value-adding final product. Yet, implementation Cleaner Production Methods would require support from industry, policymakers, consumers encourage reuse