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The company has been using LED lights instead of Presentation of Data
fluorescent lights, and the taps that they use are low-
flow taps that minimize the amount of water used. They In Table 1 are the annual electricity and water data
have equipment with built-in timers that allow them to collected from the training academy and coffee ground
control usage time, and if machines do not have timers, waste data collected from the training academy and the
they will use kitchen timers. The company also has big Plaza Singapura outlet.
windows for some of the rooms that they use to conduct
lessons. The brightly lit rooms limit the use of artificial
lighting (see Figure 4). In conclusion, the company has
implemented these excellent environmental practices. Resource Annual Usage Annual CO Conversion
2
Emissions (kg) Factor

Electricity 77,447.45 kwh 32,434.99 0.4188 kgCO /
2
kWh

Water 466.8 m 3 140.04 0.3 kg CO /
2
m 3
Coffee 2,580 kg 309.60 *1kg = 0.12
Grounds CO kg
2
Figure 4: Well lit room
Table 1: Annual data
4R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recreate)

The company has several ways to meet the 4Rs: *Conversion based on: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/made-at-ucl/
stories/turning-used-coffee-clean-energy
- They have reusable coffee cups from used cups;
- They have sent some of their coffee ground waste
to A1 Environment, a recycling company in
Singapore;
- They have made new bags from coffee sacks which
store the coffee beans

These measures have helped the company to generate
less waste. Since joining The Last Straw Initiative by Zero
Waste Singapore in 2019, they also have a ‘no straw’
policy, and all of their serve-ware is fully compostable.
This initiative is company-wide.

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