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NATURAL CAPITAL: ENVIRONMENT IMPACT continued
Waste 2015 2014
Total mass of non-hazardous waste disposed (tonnes (t)) 6 478 6 028
Total mass of hazardous waste disposed (t) 34 34
Total mass of waste sent for recycling (t) 2 964 3 111
Percentage of waste sent for recycling (%) 31 34
Recycling 2015 2014
Number of loads ordered 6 790 6 469
Quantity of units collected (t) 64 179 83 619
Recycled (%) 75 67
Recycled (m3) 62 785 49 938
Climate change
We have formally assessed the risks and opportunities presented by climate change as part of our annual submission to CDP and group risk
management process. The key direct risks lie in:
Q Change in temperature extremes – higher temperatures mean air-conditioning equipment will not cope in peak summer
Q Sea-level rise – danger of flooding coastal centres, most notably Canal Walk.
Environmental sensitivity
Canal Walk and Willowbridge are in biodiversity-rich areas:
Q Canal Walk is part of the greater Century City precinct, which is in a national wetland conservation area, Intaka Island. Intaka is an award-winning
16-hectare conservation area, rich in birdlife and indigenous plants. The precinct has an environmental management plan to which Canal Walk
adheres. In terms of the plan, no sewerage, fertilisers, herbicides or chemicals are discharged into canals that run through the precinct. Only
biodegradable cleaning products are used for parking decks, walkways and walls to minimise water pollution. In addition, Hyprop contributes
financially to the environmental management plan
Q Willowbridge is next to the Elsiekraal River and adheres to the environmental management plan set by the council to guard against water pollution.
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