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Saving water leads to saving money and resources

The writing is on the wall - it is no longer a question of whether earth's resources will run out, but when - unless mankind changes its habits drastically!

From the loss of biodiversity with the felling of rainforests or over fishing, to the negative effect our consumption patterns are having on the environment and the climate, our way of life is placing an increasing burden on the planet, which cannot be sustained.

Fortunately governments, captains of industry and the normal man in the street are realising that sustainable development is paramount to our planets survival and are entrenching programs to reduce negative impacts on the environment.

Taking a lead in the local retail property market in this regard is the Fountainhead Property Trust (FPT), the owners of Brightwater Commons in Johannesburg.

Having just launched Brightwater Commons' Carbon Offsetting Program, in conjunction with the turn-key sustainable development company, OrganiCarbon and Cheryl Adamson and Amanda Grobler of A-Z Philosophy, astute trackers of local and international consumer trends in the retail industry, greener days lie ahead for the centre.

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Recycling Campaign at Brightwater

A new recycling campaign called Foil Ball Record Attempt was launched at The Brightwater Commons on Thursday 1st April.The campaign, aimed at creating an awareness for recycling and waste management, saw a giant soccer ball structure erected on the grassy area outside of the centre's Woolworths store. Schools, businesses, and the general public was encouraged to deposit their used aluminium foil at the ball deposit point...
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