ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES
Reducing wastewater [EN21, EN23, EN25]: Most of the Group’s companies discharge their wastewater directly into the public sewage system (93%), although some of them also use it in their production processes (7%). In 2011, a total of 33,426 m3 were discharged, around 14% down on the previous year: • The company Inquide in Monzón has an activated sludge plant for treating sanitary water. This system, which treats water by means of filtration wells, was necessary as there is no public sewerage system in the area. The remaining wastewater generated in Monzón from industrial proces- ses is managed internally as waste and kept in storage tanks where it evaporates naturally.
• The company Metalast likewise has a physico-chemical system for treating its process water. All the other com- panies in the Group have closed water systems that make it possible to reuse water and make the corresponding savings.
In 2011, there were no significant spillages in any of the companies in the Fluidra Group, nor were any impacts on biodiversity identified as a result of discharges of treated water.
Optimisation of waste management and treatment: The waste generated is selectively separated and treated according to the legislation in force, with attempts made at all times to reduce, reuse and recycle waste, whether trea- ted onsite or by authorised waste managers. Some work- sites are making every endeavour to find ways of making by-products out of waste: • Sacopa has successfully separated 40% of its plastic for external recycling, double the amount of the previous year.
• New waste collection points have been placed in a num- ber of worksites in order to facilitate the separation of waste and improve its management.
It should be highlighted that none of the companies in the Fluidra Group uses international freight services for the transport of waste classified as hazardous in annexes I, II, III and VIII of the Basel Convention. All treatment and transport of waste is performed in the country in which it was gene- rated. [EN24]
Sustainable products
As part of its commitment to create a future that respects the environment, Fluidra has a GREEN FRIENDLY stamp that identifies those products and equipment that provide sus- tainable solutions.
[PR.g] Likewise, a new collection of products called Viron was launched for the private and public pool markets. A “system” or “service pack” approach is taken to this new co- llection, which offers end customers top of the range pro- ducts, each of which have sustainability, energy efficiency and state-of-the-art technology features, whilst maintai- ning their competitiveness in terms of cost.
Viron eVo Pumps
The Viron eVo range of pumps has a speed controller to exactly adapt to the filtration
needs of each pool, thus maximising energy savings without compromising the quality of filtration or water treatment. Besides the significant energy savings associated with these pumps that make it possible to keep our CO2
footprint to a minimum, its absolutely
silent performance at low speeds as well as the greater durability of its components make the Viron eVo family the perfect centrepiece of any pool. Further information:
http://astralpool.com.au/promotions/p300
Fluidra has a GREEN FRIENDLY stamp that identifies those products and equipment that provide the most of sustainable solutions
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