On Wednesday, big businesses – in the face of the worsening drought situation in the Western Cape and other shortages across South Africa – banded together to address water-saving strategies.
WWF South Africa said in a statement that these businesses – including Clicks, Growthpoint Properties, Nedbank, Old Mutual, Virgin Active SA and Woolworths – were taking part by sticking to extreme company-wide rationing and clever ways of saving water in the workplace.
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— WWF South Africa (@WWFSouthAfrica) November 29, 2017
“The big idea is for everyone to experience the drastic disruption of not having enough water and to realise that we can only save water while there is water to save,” said the environmental group in a statement.
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— Liezel van der Westh (@liezelv) November 29, 2017
They said: “In offices around the country, companies will be taking part in many different ways. What you can expect to see is water limited to two litres per person for the day (to cover all needs), staff wearing the same clothes as (the previous day) (to reduce their laundry) and, in extreme cases, the switch-off of toilets and urinals for the day.”
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