Why is hot waste water (shower, sink…) not reused for heating?

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Why is it not used again and wouldn’t it be very efficient to combine with a heat pump for reuse?
Especially since water from shower or sink isn’t usually very dirty, couldn’t it be stored for a while in an isolated tank so that e.g. a heat pump can run more efficient on it than on usually colder air or colder ground water?

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Our new home uses the hot waste water from the shower to re-heat part of the new water going up through the pipes

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