Waste minimisation makes good business sense at Berg River Textiles

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INDUSTRIAL WATER Berg River T extiles is a medium-sized textile factory situated in Paarl, Cape Town. The company is part of the Frame Textile Group, and has been in operation since 1948. Berg River T extiles first became involved in waste minimisation initiatives, when two staff members participated in a waste minimisation auditor-training course in 2002 funded by the Danida Cleaner Textile Production Project. During this course, the participants were given the necessary tools to make changes within their companies to reduce water, energy and chemical use; to reduce emissions to the environment; and to save their company money. “It is all about becoming aware”, says Juan Laubscher, Total Quality Manufacturing Manager of Berg River T extiles. “We have made significant savings just through raising awareness in our company. To date, we have saved 1% of our annual turnover, with a payback period of days!”. Prior to 2003, Juan Laubscher was the Factory Manager at Berg River T extiles.

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