Case Study 005 Apples to Apples

The document details a 'closed loop' system where Cape Town Market diverts organic waste to Elgin Fruit Juice's anaerobic digester in Grabouw to produce electricity. The resulting digestate is transported back to Cape Town Market, where Ywaste uses it as a carbon-based additive to create compost for farmers. This synergy results in 1,400 tonnes of organic waste diverted from landfills annually, a reduction of 1,000 tonnes of fossil greenhouse gases, and an annual saving of R550,000 for Cape Town Market.

• The collaboration between Cape Town Market, Elgin Fruit Juice, and Ywaste diverts 1,400 tonnes of organic waste from landfills every year, which is equivalent in volume to half of an Olympic swimming pool.
• The project achieves an environmental benefit of saving 1,000 tonnes of fossil greenhouse gases, a figure the document equates to the electricity consumption of 270 households.
• Cape Town Market realizes an annual economic saving of R550,000 on waste services by diverting its waste to an anaerobic digester instead of paying landfill gate fees.
• Elgin Fruit Juice operates an anaerobic digester in Grabouw that requires 100 tonnes of material per day to consistently generate 528 kWh of electricity; it supplements this feedstock with approximately 21 tonnes of fruit and vegetable waste per week from Cape Town Market.
• The partnership has created two permanent jobs as a social benefit.

APA

GreenCape (n.d.). Case Study 005 Apples to Apples. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20160704_WISP_Case-Studies_-Apples-to-Apples-_FA2-3.pdf

Chicago

GreenCape. Case Study 005 Apples to Apples. n.d. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20160704_WISP_Case-Studies_-Apples-to-Apples-_FA2-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greencapendcase, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{Case Study 005 Apples to Apples}}, institution = {GreenCape}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20160704_WISP_Case-Studies_-Apples-to-Apples-_FA2-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }