국내 최대의 식품 소매업체 및 유통업체인 Giant Eagle사가 2015년 지구의 날을 맞이해서 2017년 7월까지 물 소비량의 5%를 줄이겠다고 발표했다. 이는 수백만 갤런의 물을 절약할 것으로 예상된다.

 

UN의 사무총장 Jan Eliasson의 말에 따르면 물수요는 2050년까지 약 40%가 증가할 것으로 전망된다. 수요의 증가를 맞추기 위해 Giant Eagle사는 5개월 간 물절약 정도가 5%를 초과하는 물보존 프로그램을 실시한다. 그 결과, Giant Eagle사의 수퍼마켓은 올해 6월 30일까지 물절약 설비를 재정비할 예정이다.

 

 

 

Giant Eagle, Inc., one of the nation's largest food retailers and distributors, has announced that it is celebrating Earth Day 2015 with a commitment to reduce water consumption by 5 percent by July 2017, resulting in an anticipated conservation of millions of gallons of water. 

 

According to Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, demand for water is projected to rise by an estimated 40 percent by 2050. In an effort to accommodate this growing demand, Giant Eagle executed a five-month conservation program in which each of the eight pilot locations exceeded a 5-percent water savings. As a result, all corporately operated Giant Eagle supermarkets will be retrofitted with water conservation equipment by June 30, 2015.

 

In addition to conservation efforts being put in place throughout Giant Eagle supermarkets, the company's WetGo car wash locations utilize water reclamation systems in order to make quality car washing more environmentally friendly. A single car wash at WetGo uses approximately 50-percent fewer gallons of fresh water than typical car washes.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 4월 17일]