Identified business opportunities in the industrial areas of Montague Gardens & Atlantis, Cape Town Investment Prospectus 2020

The report outlines opportunities for industrial symbiosis in two Cape Town industrial zones. In Montague Gardens, it highlights the reuse of boiler ash in brick making, the need for treated wood waste solutions, and the potential to shift freight from road to rail. In Atlantis, it identifies opportunities for reusing foundry sand and ash, recovering precious metals from e-waste, and investing in waste-to-energy infrastructure such as pyrolysis and gasification plants. The document argues that establishing a central management body and fostering collaboration on shared services and material exchanges are essential for building business resilience and creating low-carbon zones.

• In Montague Gardens, boiler ash from the paper manufacturing sector constitutes 97% of landfilled waste, totaling 21,840 tonnes per annum, and can be reused in brick manufacturing to create stronger products that absorb less water.
• Montague Gardens lacks a solution for treated wood waste, with three board cutting stores and six furniture manufacturers generating at least 900 tonnes per annum; gasification is suggested as a potential energy source, though it must comply with the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act (NEMAQA, 2013).
• Shifting freight from road to rail in Montague Gardens presents a carbon reduction opportunity, potentially saving almost 3,000 ktCO2eq, by utilizing the existing railway network currently maintained for a cement mixing company.
• Atlantis generates approximately 72,000 tonnes of waste foundry sand annually, which could be reused in road, parking lot, and concrete construction, provided that waste management licenses are obtained as the material is classified as type 310 hazardous waste.
• There is significant potential for waste-to-energy investment in Atlantis, including a pyrolysis plant that could process 8,880 tonnes of biomass, plastic, and textile waste to produce 4,160,000 litres of fuel oil and 2,800 tonnes of biochar, with estimated capital expenditure exceeding R60 million.
• Atlantis has high municipal water consumption and lacks alternative sources, creating an opportunity for a cascading water exchange network based on pinch analysis to match water quality and quantity requirements across different businesses.
• The transition to eco-industrial parks requires a central management body to facilitate targeted investment, shared logistics, and green services such as energy and water service companies to reduce costs and create low-carbon zones.

APA

GreenCape (2020). Identified business opportunities in the industrial areas of Montague Gardens & Atlantis, Cape Town Investment Prospectus 2020. https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WISP-Investment-Prospectus-FINAL-3.pdf

Chicago

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@techreport{greencape2020identified, author = {{GreenCape}}, title = {{Identified business opportunities in the industrial areas of Montague Gardens \& Atlantis, Cape Town Investment Prospectus 2020}}, institution = {GreenCape}, year = {2020}, url = {https://greencape.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WISP-Investment-Prospectus-FINAL-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }