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Epic Cleantec featured on The Weather Geeks podcast
September 1, 2021
Our Co-Founder and CEO Aaron Tartakovsky joined Dr. Marshall Shepherd on The Weather Channel’s Weather Geeks podcast to discuss water, infrastructure, and what our technology is doing to conserve resources and manage costs. Listen now on all major podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts Spotify Audible Player FM
Read MoreEpic Cleantec featured on The Weather Channel
August 9, 2021
Our Co-Founder and CEO Aaron Tartakovsky spoke with Felicia Combs, meteorologist and co-host on The Weather Channel, about the importance of water reuse to commercial real estate and building sustainable infrastructure.
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Facing Severe Droughts, Developers Seek to Reuse the Water They Have (New York Times)
August 3, 2021
“Ten or 15 years ago, a green building was a ‘nice to have,’ whereas now it’s driven by regulations and the market,” said Aaron Tartakovsky, a co-founder and the chief executive of Epic Cleantec.
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Go With the Flow: Clean Water Expert on Sustainability, Value Creation (Multi-Housing News)
July 12, 2021
Epic Cleantec’s CEO on meeting conservation goals with innovative technology.
Read MoreWhat’s the Problem with Water? (Fifth Wall Podcast)
May 21, 2021
Host Greg Smithies, partner for climate tech at Fifth Wall, is joined by Aaron Tartakovsky, the Co-Founder and CEO of Epic CleanTec. Aaron explains why our wastewater management processes are remarkably outdated and reveals the massive cost savings that could come from modernizing them.
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This Tech Recycles Toilet Water In Silicon Valley High-Rises (Fast Company)
March 16, 2021
“We’re taking wastewater, which we actually don’t see as waste at all, and we’re showing people that wastewater really just consists of water, it consists of energy, it consists of nutrients, and it consists of organic matter,” says Aaron Tartakovsky, CEO of Epic CleanTec, the startup that makes and manages the recycling tech. “All of those...
Read MoreEpic Cleantec Secures $2.6M Funding
June 30, 2020
Epic CleanTec (“Epic”), the San Francisco-based sustainability company that has developed a novel approach to onsite wastewater treatment and reuse, announced today that it has successfully secured $2.6 million in funding.
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San Francisco Building Gives Water and Human Waste a Second Life (NBC Bay Area)
January 15, 2020
Let’s face it, in the new 754-unit NEMA luxury apartment building on San Francisco’s mid-market street — there will be a lot of showering, sink running and — well — toilet flushing. But Aaron Tartakovsky and his company, Epic CleanTec, are aiming to give all that water — and even human waste — a second...
Read MoreRising to a New Decade’s Water Challenges — Meet the Imagine H2O Accelerator 2020
January 6, 2020
The next decade promises to be pivotal for water. Under pressure from climate change, expanding population, aging infrastructure, urbanization and countless other factors, innovation is crucial to our ability to meet the world’s water needs. Imagine H2O’s Accelerator identifies and supports the best innovators in water. With 215 applications from 33 countries for 2020, the program...
Read MoreThis Entrepreneur Has Figured Out How to Monetize Even the Toughest Products. Here’s What You Should Learn (Inc. Magazine)
April 13, 2019
If you want to go down a scary internet rabbit hole, search “water conflict” for a glimpse into a future that could be. A 2018 UN report warned that water shortages could affect five billion people by 2050, and would very likely result in wars, food shortages and energy crises. There are things I don’t usually think about that could massively...
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