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The potential carbon footprint reduction achievable is shown in Table 3.

Resource Target Reduction Annual Usage Annual CO Emissions Conversion Factor
2
(%) (kg)
Water 15 72 m 3 21.6 0.3kg CO / m 3
2
Electrical 10 4,800 kWh 2,010 0.42 kg CO /kWh
2
Fuel - Diesel 5 960 litres 2,533 2.64 kg of CO /litre
2
Synthetic Chemicals 50 3,600 kg 4,221 2,800 kWh/ton fertiliser
0.42 kg CO /kWh
2
Plastics 75 1,500 kg 9,000 6.0 kg CO /kg plastic
2
TOTAL 17,785.6

Table 3: Potential savings in carbon emissions.

Upon implementing the eco solution, the estimated projected annual CO emissions are reduced from 91,350 kg to
2
66,334 kg, as shown in Table 4. This translates to a 27.4 % reduction in carbon footprint.

Resource Annual Usage Annual CO Emissions (kg) Conversion Factor
2
3
Water 408 m 122 0.3kg CO /m 3
2
Electrical 43,220 kWh 18,100 0.4188 kg CO /kWh
2
Fuel - Diesel 18,240 litres 43,612 2.6391 kg of CO /litre
2
Synthetic Chemicals 3,600 kg 4,200 2,800 kWh/ton fertilizer
0.4188 kg CO /kWh
2
Plastics 500 kg 3,000 6 kg CO /kg plastic
2
TOTAL 66,334
Table 4: Projected carbon emissions upon implementation.

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