In 2009, Sydney City Toyota continued to develop its waste and recycling management at its Waterloo and Glebe Service Centres.
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The key factors that influenced the quantity of materials recycled during the year were:
- The move from cardboard to plastic packaging for several parts
- A greater volume of Parts, Distribution and fitting of accessories business conducted at our Banksmeadow facility.
- Investment of water tanks to capture and reuse wash bay waters.
Overall, the waste management behaviours of the service department personnel are reported to have improved since the recycling and residual waste management systems was introduced.
The following table indicates the breakdown of recycled oil that is used in different markets:
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2008 |
2009 |
Oil Re-used in or as |
| No of vehicles serviced |
29,920 |
31680 |
N/A |
| Heavy gas oil (litres) |
13,446 |
14,235 |
Boiler Fuel |
| Heavy neutral oil (litres) |
10,675 |
11,300 |
Power station fuel |
| Bitumen (litres) |
14,945 |
15,822 |
Heavy industrial fuel |
| Light gas oil (litres) |
4,361 |
4,610 |
Refinery boiler fuel |
| Waste Water (litres) |
18,533 |
22,200 |
Removed as trade waste |
| Total lube oil recycled (Lt) |
136,000 |
143,900 |
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*NB Total will not be exact due to minor amounts of residues and rounding
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Environmental and Natural Resources Saved through recycling activities:
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2008 |
2009 |
| Landfill (cubic metres) |
134 |
127 |
| Greenhouse gases (Tonnes CO2 Eq) |
33.5 |
29 |
| Cars permanently removed off the road |
8 |
7 |
| Trees |
88 |
110 |
| Total Energy Savings (Giga Joules) |
1,404 |
1,212 |
| Annual Electricity Requirements (Households) |
6.6 |
5.6 |
| Total water savings (Litres) |
266,000 |
357,000 |
All the benefits are Net benefits, that is, the average impacts of collection, transport and reprocessing have been accounted for.
NOTE: Independent assessment of Sydney City Toyota's 2009 Environmental Savings at the Waterloo and Glebe Service centres were conducted by Advantage Recycling Pty Ltd.
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