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Chryston CPR Plant
Water
UNITED KINGDOM Concrete Products Recycle, reuse, sustain!
Opportunity
The project required an
Process water was
with an expected
recycled into the concrete
payback of 6 years.
manufacturing process investment of 70 kCHF
in limited quantities.
Once it met the required Results
standards, the excess was Process water is now
discharged into surface 100% retained on-site.
water. Its usage was There are no emissions
significantly restricted of treated process water
due to the site setup, to the watercourse and
preventing water from freshwater is only used to
Lee Sleight being returned to the top up water levels when
CEO recycling tank. required.
Solution In the first 6 months of
Treated process effluent 2024, this has reduced
is pumped to a recycling freshwater usage by 15%
water tank instead of when compared to the
being discharged. same period in the prior
This increased the storage year.
of usable water, rather
Anna Baker than losing it to the
Sustainability surface water discharge.
Director
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