EDITORIAL Sustainability
Managing readymix waste
for a sustainable planet The management of waste poses various challenges for the readymix industry and AfriSam has been following through its commitment to 'People, Planet and Performance' with a range of innovative solutions. The sector’s sustainability issues include returned concrete, grey water, concrete spillage and soil contamination. Dealing with returned concrete from customer sites has long created an environmental headache for readymix producers, according to Russell Wearne, National Operations Manager for readymix at AfriSam.
At AfriSam readymix operations' grey water is carefully channelled into settling pits, from where the company can use it in a number of plant activities to conserve water.
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