Stop your profits pouring down the drain: pull the plug on waste

摘要

How much does water really cost your company? If you don't know, or believe the answer is simply the amount charged for supplying the water you consume, then you may be managing one of the many businesses that could improve its profits through simple, inexpensive measures to save water and reduce effluent. In fact, in addition to the water supply charge, the true cost of water includes the costs of water treatment, heating, cooling, pumping, maintenance, effluent discharge, capital depreciation and the value of lost raw material and product. This represents as much as 1% of turnover for some companies. By introducing systematic measures to reduce water consumption a company operating with a profit margin of 5%, could increase its profits by 10%.