Case Study Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill in Shopping Centres V&A Waterfront Cape Town 2020

This case study by GreenCape details the waste management strategies implemented by the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to divert organic and general waste from landfills, highlighting the financial and environmental benefits of their approach.

• Over a five-year period, the V&A Waterfront diverted more than 11,000 tonnes of waste from landfills, which resulted in a reduction of waste disposal costs by up to 36%.
• In 2019, the V&A Waterfront collected 6,513 tonnes of total waste from 385 collection points and common area bins, of which 336 tonnes was organic waste consisting of food and garden waste.
• The V&A Waterfront identified organic waste as a primary focus because it represents nearly 70% of waste sent to landfills according to the most recent waste characterisation report, and it significantly impacts climate change and the quality of dry recyclables.
• The precinct's waste diversion efforts have resulted in annual savings of 4,147 tonnes of GHG emissions and the diversion of 2,000 tonnes of general waste and 336 tonnes of organic waste per year, supported by a green investment of R 17 million and the creation of 86 permanent daily jobs.
• The V&A Waterfront aims to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2023. Planned actions include intensifying separation-at-source for organic waste and establishing an on-site waste-to-energy plant to generate electricity and divert non-recyclable waste.

APA

Smout, S. (2020). Case Study Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill in Shopping Centres V&A Waterfront Cape Town 2020. GreenCape. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200330_GreenCape_Waste-Case-Study-v3-3.pdf

Chicago

Smout, Sam. Case Study Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill in Shopping Centres V&A Waterfront Cape Town 2020. GreenCape, 2020. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200330_GreenCape_Waste-Case-Study-v3-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{smout2020case, author = {Smout, Sam}, title = {{Case Study Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill in Shopping Centres V\&A Waterfront Cape Town 2020}}, institution = {GreenCape}, year = {2020}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200330_GreenCape_Waste-Case-Study-v3-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }