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Resource Annual Usage Annual CO Emissions (kg) Conversion Factor
2
Electricity 32,572 kWh 13641.15 0.4188 kg/kWh

Water 1,654 m 3 496.2 0.3 kg/m 3

Table 1: Annual utility consumption.

Water Conservation

The company conducts regular product testing to Annually, Rheem receives up to 120 containers of water
ensure the product meets the local standard. Water is a heaters. In 2019 alone, it received 137 containers. There
critical component in the Rheem water heater business are carbon boxes packed with 6 to 10 water heaters,
and is necessary for testing the water heater. Rheem and these boxes are disposed of at the job site, such
Singapore has set up an enclosed water heater testing as condominiums, hotels and housing estates. The
station stored in a covered tank and reused over time to estimated disposing weight for the carton boxes is
conserve precious water. The station ensures no wastage approximately 70 to 80 Kg per year.
of water. With the strong emphasis on conserving water,
Rheem Singapore’s monthly utility charges are only S$5
per month is limited to use for the office toilet.

Waste Reduction

As a regional headquarter, Rheem manages the
transportation of products for domestic use and
facilitates shipping to the ASEAN region. The company
uses pallets to stack & transports (see Figure 5). A
mixture of rigid and durable plastics pallets are used
and reused for transportation. Rheem will phase out the
use of the wooden pallet as the plastics pallet are more
durable.
Figure 5: Stacks of wooden pallets.

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