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Vision. one potential source, the cities wastewater. what comes from our showers and toilets. michael ruiz runs l.a.'s -- which treats the equivalent of 409 olympic-sized swimming pools of this stuff, every day. mike, what isn't exactly? >> it is scientific term it's called mixed liquor suspended salads. >> mixed liquid suspended silence. >> it sounds pretty gross but mic in the city are able to treat all of this sewage, so it's clean enough to release into the los angeles river. and the ocean. >> we're on our way out five miles into the pacific ocean, to see where the city of los angeles is c...

Protect l.a. from climate change by going toilet to path or flowers to showers as he likes to call it. >> yesterday we went five miles directly out that way to where this facility is pumping 1250 million gallons of waste water treated every day in the pacific? >> yep. we think by 2035 we can take 216 million of the 250 million gallons instead of piping it that way, we will be piping it back this way. >> reporter: first he will have to convince any squeamish l.a. residents. >> by 2035 the 4 million residents of the city hopefully will be drinking this stuff? it starts hours ago in our showers a...

Hopefully will drink this stuff that started hours ago in our homes and showers and toilets? >> absolutely. the sweetest, cleanest, clearest water. it's right here from l.a. >> reporter: his 2035 plan is in motion at a different l.a. treatment plant. they use advanced technology. >> you see these. >> reporter: the plant manager there offered me a taste. this started how many hours ago as somebody's toilet water? >> about a day. the process, about a day. >> reporter: about a day ago, what i flushed down my toilet ended up with this? >> yeah. a little sip. >> reporter: that is delicious. that's ...

From the businesses, there are some solutions on the horizon. around the world, many are signing up to declare a climate emergency. huge leaps are being made with new inventions, things like fuel based on food waste. airbus is close to having a concept flight powered by hydrogen. and so what can we do as travellers? well, we can travel to fewer and different places for longer and, where possible, fly less. we can limit our impact on local resources, we can engage with local cultures, and we can choose to spend our money on things which directly benefit local people. carbon offsetting can help....

We're committed to being a tourist town. that's what we are. but it's got to... it's got to be a balance. for destinations and tourists, covid—19 has made them look at things differently. and i think a year ago, if you had said to visitors choosing some destinations, "what's at the top of your list?", the response may well have been the beach. now you're finding that the response is safety, health, wellness, experiences... ..the beach. from the businesses, there are some solutions on the horizon. around the world, many are signing up to declare a climate emergency. huge leaps are being made ...