What are we doing at ALMA to mitigate our impact on the environment?
“These machines are ideal as we are not only saving plastic, but they also make us more efficient in managing our carbon footprint,” says Iván López, our Health, Safety, Security and Environment Manager, who adds that there are plans to install two more dispensers at OSF, and at least one at SCO.
For a couple of years we have been reducing our consumption in FSO and AOS. An example of this is that in 2023 we consumed 57% of the water compared to 2017.
These are very positive figures, but there is still room for further work: “We have improved, but we still have an average of 45 trucks a month delivering water, which is enough to fill the Residence’s swimming pool 20 times,” says Donald Tait, our Contracts & Facility Manager.
● In Chile, each person in a household uses on average 90 liters of water per day.
● Hand in hand with CFG we are managing our industrial waste with new storage systems, which exceed current local standards.
● We want to soon be able to calculate our carbon footprint so that we can reinforce efforts in those areas where we impact the environment the most.
● We are also working with CFG on new standards for equipment and machinery purchases, and especially on vehicles, increasing our environmental requirements.
● Finally, in May we will begin our anti-smoking campaign, which also has an impact on the environment: it means less particulate matter in the environment, and less non-biodegradable waste (such as filters).
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