Corporate Success Stories

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Corporate Success Stories

• In South Africa

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• Reduced the use of 50 000 polystyrene cups/month
• Reduced cost of waste from R22 700/ month to R15
  000/month
• Constructed a grey water tank which saved them ¼
  million litres water every month
• Got bottle suppliers to eliminate disposable
  packaging to returnable trays

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• Changed from fossil-fuel based raw material in
  ceiling insulation (think pink) to using
  shredded used PET bottles (go green)
• Invested in small scale kenaf farming and
  constructed a factory to produce fabrics from
  fibres (Winterton, KZN)

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• Saved R161 000 in operating costs by
• reducing water use
• saving electricity
• recycling waste, and
• growing their own herbs
• (cost of intervention R40 000)

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• SA Sea Products reduced their monthly water
  consumption from R30 000 to R15 000 by installing
  spring nozzles on their hose pipes
• Stopped using polystyrene containers in their
  fish take-aways - replaced with wax paper
• St Helena Bay conducted a community beach clean
  up
• Planted an orchard of olive trees on their site

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• Reduced their electricity consumption over 3
  months by R20 000
• Replaced all alien plants in their garden with
  indigenous plants
• Started only irrigating the grounds at night
• Established recycling depot on site
• Started donating left-over food to poor

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• Replaced incandescent bulbs with CFLs energy
  saving fluorescent tubes
• Installed timers on outside lights
• Insulated all hot water pipes
• New wing designed with large windows skylights,
  energy saving access cards, dual flush toilets
  aerated taps
• Maximized use of heat pumps (e.g. pool heating)
• Selective washing of linen
• Curtains on walk-in fridges
• Automated garden irrigation system works at night
• Phasing out non-indigenous plants in gardens
• On-site person sorting waste for recycling
• Organic waste used to make compost
• Used cooking oils returned to supplier for
  industrial use
• Glass/plastic containers returned to suppliers
• Phased out plastic water bottles for jugs/glass
  bottles
• Redundant electronic components donated for parts
• Phasing out the use of bleach for white uniforms
• Back-to-back printing on recycled paper
• Adopt-a-plot where they clear alien vegetation at
  Silvermine National Park
• Launched their Green Conferencing facility 2008

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• Employed person dedicated to sorting and
  separating waste
• Began recycling
• Diverted all wood offcuts from landfill to raw
  material for chipboards
• Started an inventory of ingredients from all
  suppliers
• Proceeds covered costs of staff training within 6
  months