The complex has implemented a number of changes to its operations to reduce its carbon footprint and environmental impact, and is making sound progress in its efforts to improve the eco-friendliness, resource and energy efficiency of its business.
Michelle Smith, marketing manager at Carnival City, says the casino has implemented a number of programmes to support its green goals.
Wet waste from the kitchens, grass cuttings and leaves from the gardens, and sawdust is used to generate compost.
Composting is an excellent way to reclaim some value from what would be considered as waste products.
Dry waste such as cans and glass are sorted on site by the external service provider before being sent away for recycling.
To improve water management and the complex’s demand for water from the municipality, 14 rain sensors have been installed at Carnival City. These sensors help to save water as they isolate the irrigation sprinklers when it’s raining.
What this means is that they interrupt any automatic irrigation cycles scheduled after enough rain has occurred, resulting in huge water savings.
This not only saves money, but also ensures that the plants are not overwatered and increases the lifespan of the complex’s irrigation system.
From an electricity saving perspective, the installation of heat pumps is used to minimise the amount of energy used for heating at the complex, and help control heating and cooling costs.
Carnival City has also gone lighter on lighting, and LEDs have been installed for street lighting, downlighting inside the complex, and to light-up billboards.
LED lights use less energy and minimise environmental impacts as they don’t emit much heat or contain poisonous materials like mercury.
