Water Conservation Award

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AMALOOLOO

Our experience and extensive research over the past 20 years have found that the biggest challenge the industry faces is the inability of current technologies to treat fecal sludge or human organic waste on-site in a safe and eco-friendly manner. Another key aspect of this challenge was the lack of communication between the supplier of the technology and the end user for sustainability. We soon realized that we could not only manufacture a technology but had to provide a holistic sanitation solution that covers all aspects that contribute to a sustainable sanitation system namely; Design, Manufacturing, Transportation, Installation, Education, Communication and Maintenance. Amalooloo has been running pilot projects for several years and continues to do so to ensure the sustainability of our technology. By making use of the Amalooloo Dry Sanitation Technology, we could safely and easily manage dry human organic waste and process it into a useable by-product such as fertilizer on-site. The Amalooloo Sanitation System is specifically designed to function without any water and is only dependent on natural environmental conditions. We improve the dignity, health and hygiene of the community and reduce or eliminate sanitation related diseases with on-site treatment. We establish communications between the supplier and the end-user as well as facilitating a service within the community to attend to maintenance requests and ongoing health and hygiene training.

THE COCA-COLA FOUNDATION PENINSULA BEVERAGES:

GREATER CAPE TOWN WATER FUND

The Greater Cape Town Water Fund (GCTWF) Business Case was launched in November 2018 following two years of planning and scientific research which found that 55 billion liters of water can be reclaimed per year from catchments feeding the Greater Cape Town Region’s dams and aquifers by focusing on 7 priority catchments. As is widely known, the water security of the City had come under severe strain. A water fund is an innovative tool that protects water at its source by enabling downstream users; cities, industries, businesses and utility providers, to invest in upstream conservation and restoration by rural communities, thus safeguarding the landscapes that provide the water they need. GCTWF focuses primarily on removal of invasive vegetation and restoration of native fynbos habitat. Other activities include rehabilitating wetlands, restoring riparian areas, and collaborating with landowners/farmers to integrate conservation practices. It is an initiative of The Nature Conservancy and brings together private and public sector partners. Its launch was preceded by robust stakeholder engagement and fundraising. The CocaCola Foundation, through its Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN), was one of the first organizations to provide seed capital for the trailblazing work that has now attracted the support of several other corporates and foundations.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES (PTY) LTD:

CITY/SAB WATER PARTNERSHIP

The South African Breweries Pty (Ltd) (SAB) drives a “City water partnerships” initiative aimed at supporting cities that are experiencing water stress with either water conservation and/or water pressure management systems with the aim of reducing water losses (non-revenue water) in these cities. The first of these partnerships was initiated between SAB and the City of Tshwane, under which, a strategy was developed to reduce water loss and increase the yield of the City’s own water sources. The results of the partnership indicate that the project was able to supply an additional 6.6 billion liters of water into the city’s network to date. SAB also partnered with the City of Cape Town during the recent drought crisis, under which SAB provided funding to support advanced pressure management to certain sections of the City’s water distribution network in an attempt to reduce water losses through leaks. While modest in terms of the water demand in the city, the project was able to deliver savings of 1.7 billion liters of water. SAB continues to work on expanding its collaboration on water savings with other water-stressed municipalities across South Africa.

Supporting South Africa to return to business unusual

There is no better time to implement changes that can make your operations more efficient and sustainable.

As the country gears up, the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) is there to help and advise.

Through the implementation of resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP), companies can increase efficiencies and lower utility costs. Assessing your operations or production processes can lead to much-needed improvements:

RECP stimulates innovation i.e. new solutions that have substantive benefits Resource savings translate directly into a reduction in production costs Sustainability initiatives open up new markets Quality and safety can be improved through systems such as an ISO 50001 energy management system RECP implementation creates an opportunity to streamline processes

If you are ready to embrace a new normal, contact us to take the first step. Services are subsidised and advice costs nothing.

We are currently not all in the office so please email us on ncpc@csir.co.za

For more information, visit www.ncpc.co.za The NCPC-SA is a programme that promotes the uptake and implementation of resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP), funded by the dtic and hosted by the CSIR.