A comparison was made between a source separating system and an end-of-pipe solution. The
result showed that the end-of-pipe solution was favoured in most of the criteria, as the criteria were
seen as equally important. The development of source separating wastewater systems may meet
disturbance as by public acceptance, high cost for individuals and organisations in dense future
cities. Source separating systems are favoured in sparsely residential districts and when individuals
want to be involved in the recycling process. However, an end-of-pipe solution does not mean that
the individual needs not to take responsibility, instead it is still important to source separate at the
households to make the processes work in the WWTP, even though the residues is not seen in the
household.