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making  their  candles  a  mindful  practice  for  mental  health.  • Current Electricity Usage (Current practices)
            Additionally, LYNK Fragrances uses recyclable packaging and
            encourages returns of used bottles for discounts, promoting
            reuse and recycling. Customers can feel good about supporting
            a company that prioritises ecological responsibility, enjoying a
            lovely fragrance while contributing to sustainability.

            In  summary,    LYNK  Fragrances  integrates  sustainability  into
            its  business  model  by  using  natural  ingredients  like  RSPO-
            certified  palm  wax  and  coconut  oil.  These  choices  ensure
            their  products  are  environmentally  friendly  and  beneficial
            for consumers' well-being. Their carefully chosen scents help
            reduce  stress  and  improve  mood.  By  lighting  their  candles,
            customers  enjoy  a  lovely  fragrance  while  contributing  to  a
            healthier planet and a more sustainable future.

            While LYNK Fragrances is highly dedicated to environmental
            and  sustainable  practices  in  sourcing  and  packaging,  the
            team believes there are additional opportunities to enhance
            the  production  and  operation  processes.  By  focusing  on
            optimising  electricity  consumption  and  implementing  more
            efficient  methods,  LYNK  Fragrances  can  further  improve  its
            sustainability  efforts  and  reduce  its  overall  environmental
            impact.
                                                                             Table 1: Monthly Electrical Usage
            Our  team  analysed  and  reviewed  Lynk's  current  operations
            and discovered that the company, in general, do not generate  Our  team  discovered  that  two  pieces  of  equipment  that
            a lot of waste. Even if it does, it would recycle them as much  contributed most to the electrical consumption used in the
            as possible. Given such a scenario, our team decided to focus  candle-making process are the heat gun and the wax melter.
            mainly on the electrical usage of the company to investigate if
            there are any areas of the operations which could be reduced.  • Current Candle Making Practices
            The table below shows the various machinery, appliances and
            equipment that contribute the most to the electrical usage. In
            general, the total Carbon Emissions produced by the company
            monthly amount to 879.53kg.









                                                                                Figure 1: Current practices
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