The Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has announced two projects to dramatically reduce the environmental footprint of its Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape.
The first project is a wastewater recycling facility, which has been constructed onsite at the plant. This facility will recycle production-related wastewater from various production areas, for reuse in certain production processes.
In addition to reducing the company’s freshwater consumption by an estimated 26%, it will also serve to reduce the group’s reliance on municipally-supplied water amid the ongoing drought in the region, it said. The panels, installed on the roof of the final assembly building, will reduce the group’s carbon emissions by an estimated 2,590 tons of carbon dioxide per year. At full capacity, the panels will produce an estimated 2,500 MWh, which is enough energy to cover between 3% and 3.5% of the plant’s electricity requirements, it said.
These efforts include planting a carbon bank of over 4,800 spekboom cuttings, as well as a 1,600m² green Volkswagen logo, in celebration of Earth Day in April 2021.
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