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WE CARE

The Paddocks Shopping Centre cares about the environment.

Resource efficiency is not just an environmental initiative; it is also an important business process that could potentially save a lot of money. Waste costs money, typically up to 4% of business turnover. Water, waste, glass recycling and paper recycling form the backbone of our focus at The Paddocks Shopping Centre, and we will try our utmost to attend to all environmentally-friendly requirements.

Water

Perfect CarOne of the water-saving initiatives set up by The Paddocks Shopping centre includes a joint venture with Perfectcar. Perfectcar is leading the way in waterless car washing and valet, whilst also being the most environmentally friendly waterless car wash operation available in South Africa. Perfectcar helps The Paddocks Shopping Centre to save 15,000 litres of water per day, which equates to a saving of 5,475,000 litres saved per annum!

PerfectCar not only saves The Paddocks Shopping Centre water, but also encourages shoppers to recycle their waste by providing recycling bins.

Visit www.perfectcar.co.za for more information.

Rising costs are becoming a way of life for most businesses, particularly in the area of raw materials and energy. Few businesses identify water as raw material that is paid for twice – to receive it and to take away the waste.

Top tips

This list gives some simple actions, which can minimise the amount of water you use:

  • Don't think of water use and disposal charges as fixed costs. Many companies can save up to 50% of their water costs through implementing simple and inexpensive water minimisation measures.
  • Always measure and monitor the amount of water you use. Compare water use each year. Also compare water use against production output for manufacturing companies and against staff numbers for service sectors.
  • Make sure that your staff members are fully aware of the importance of water minimisation control.
  • Ensure water pipes are well insulated to protect against frost damage.
  • Investigate opportunities for re-using processed water.
  • Consider alternative water sources, e.g. rainwater use and greywater re-use.
  • Encourage staff to report leaks so that leaks are repaired quickly.
  • When purchasing new equipment, take its water efficiency into account. It may be more expensive to buy water efficient equipment, but it may have a short payback period due to the water savings achieved.
  • Fit water minimising controls where possible, e.g. push taps, flow regulator/restrictors, cistern displacement devices, spray nozzles on hoses, low flush toilets and sensor urinal flushing controls.

Waste

Effective waste management offers a range of benefits including:

  • Cost savings (reduced raw material consumption, reduced waste disposal cost savings due to reduced volumes and recovered value of wastes) that go directly to the bottom line
  • A competitive advantage
  • Reduced impact to environment
  • Improved public perception
  • Development of new and more sustainable processes
  • Development of new products

Glass Recycling

  • Recycling prevents useful material (resources) being wasted, reduces the consumption of raw materials and reduces energy usage, and hence greenhouse gas emissions, compared to using virgin material. Recycling is a key concept of modern waste management.
  • Recycling usually requires significantly less energy, water and other resources to recycle materials than to produce new materials.
  • In South Africa, glass only accounts for 4,7% of the country's total waste.
  • Currently, only 183 000 tons or 26% of all glass containers produced annually are retrieved for recycling.
  • Today, about 550 000 tons of waste glass finds its way into landfills in South Africa.
  • Glass is 100% recyclable.

Paper recycling

Benefits from Increasing Paper Recovery Rate

For Each Ton Of Paper Recycled:

  • 3m² of landfill space is saved.
  • 17 Pine Trees are saved.
  • An estimated 2,9GJ (Gigajoule) of energy is saved (i.e. energy saved from paper recycling per annum is sufficient to provide electricity to 512 homes for a year).
  • There is a reduction in coal-based emissions of 1 ton of CO2.
  • There is a reduction in electricity-based emissions of 1,8 tons of CO2.
  • There is a reduction of 10kg of SO2.
  • Water consumption is reduced by 50% and waste water by 35%. This equates conservatively to a reduction of 8m³ of waste water discharged.
  • Increased job opportunities.
  • Saving landfill space – If all household paper/cardboard was recycled ¾ million m³ of landfill space would be saved per annum. Local Authorities would in the process save R60 million per annum (reduced collection and landfill costs).
  • 40% less energy is required to manufacture paper from recovered paper.
  • Recycled fibre reduces air emissions in papermaking by 70%.

Facts about energy usage

Did you know...?

  • If your current fridge freezer is more than 10 years old, and you upgrade to a new, A-rated model, you will save R525 per year in running costs. (Source: Energy Saving Trust)
  • An energy efficient washing machine will use a third less electricity for each wash, which, over its lifetime, could save you more than the cost of the appliance. (Source: Energy Saving Trust)
  • A regular house loses over 40% of its heat through loft spaces and walls (based on gas-heated semi-detached house with three bedrooms). (Source: Energy Saving Trust)
  • Turning down your thermostat by 1ºC can cut 8% off your fuel bill.
  • Energy saving light bulbs produce light using a fraction of the electricity needed for conventional light bulbs – which means they last up to 12 times longer and go on saving you money year after year. (Source: Energy Saving Trust)

Facts about water consumption

Did you know...?

  • By recycling cans, we reduce the need for mining bauxite, from which aluminium is extracted.
  • Recycling aluminium uses around 95% less energy than the equivalent aluminium made from scratch. (Source: International Aluminium Institute)

Facts about water

Did you know...?

  • A dripping tap can lose up to 90 litres of water everyday, whilst a rapid stream of drips from your tap may waste as much as 32 000 litres of water in a year. (Source: Anglian Water)
  • A third of water used in the home goes down the toilet (Source: Anglian Water.)
  • A running tap can use up to nine litres a minute. (Source: Anglian Water/waterwise)
  • Washing machines typically account for around 14% of the water used in the home (Source: Anglian Water/waterwise)
  • Leaking cisterns can use twice the normal amount of water needed. (Source: Anglian Water)
  • The average bath uses 80 litres of water. (Source: Anglian Water/waterwise)
  • If you're taking lots of water-saving measures and your water use still seems high, ask the water company to check for leaks in the pipe between the mains and your house. (Source: RSPB Water Policy team)

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