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News Release from: Envirowise
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 September 2007
Waste Water Savings Of GBP507m Available
In UK
The financial equivalent of 40 bottles of champagne is being poured away out of company's profits down the drain through wasted water every minute.
That is according to the UK's Envirowise, which has just started Water at Work Week that aims to prompt UK companies to review their water usage and take action to claim their share of an estimated annual national saving of GBP507 million through some water efficiency measures By signing up to Envirowise's water efficiency campaign, The Big Splash, the organisation said that companies can access information packs, participate in free workshops and obtain interactive tools and a telephone-based advisory service
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 21 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Dr Martin Gibson, director of Envirowise, said: "Our research shows that many companies don't view water as a resource, underestimating its value and the volumes they are using and disposing of on an annual basis.
Water at Work Week is about raising awareness of this issue and helping UK businesses make substantial cost savings.
With businesses increasingly aware of the importance of their environmental credentials but unsure of how to go about it, taking the plunge by signing up to The Big Splash can be a good place to start." Since the launch of The Big Splash in 2004, Envirowise said it has identified water related cost savings worth GBP8 million in UK business.
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