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and projections to ensure the water crisis does not water usage per campus per month from 58 percent to
adversely affect the academic and administrative activities. 73 percent for South Campus, which may have been due
Approximately R4.1 million (of the R5.3 million budget to more students having returned to their residences.
allocation) was spent on water crisis mitigation strategies, The use on George Campus also increased, which may
coordinated through a technical working group. These also be due to the increase in the number of on-campus
focused on the installation of electronically-controlled accommodation facilities, which increased by 200 beds
ELECTRICITY USAGE 2020 - 2021
water meters; efficient sanitary fittings; additional from 2020 to 2021. The lower use of water across the other
water tanks (148 x 5000L tanks have been installed); campus may be due to the measures that were put in place
OVERALL % ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION PER CAMPUS PER MONTH
return effluent options, boreholes, implementation of a to conserve water.
2020
communication campaign aimed at changing mindsets 2021 5% 2ND AVE
2ND AVE
6%
GEORGE
GEORGE
1%
and behaviours; and collaborating closely with the Metro Faculties have also supported the call to become water-
3%
MISSIONVALE
8%
8%
to reduce consumption levels per capita. MISSIONVALE wise, being innovative with their now closed departmental
50%
47%
SOUTH distilling water system, with the aid of eNtsa’s
SOUTH
Figure 7 shows that in 2021, there was an increase in Manufacturing Support Unit. 38% NORTH
34%
NORTH
FIGURE 7:
OVERVIEW OF WATER USAGE PER CAMPUS PER MONTH FOR 2020 AND 2021
WATER USAGE 2019 - 2020
OVERALL % WATER CONSUMPTION PER CAMPUS PER MONTH
2020 2021
58% 1% 2ND AVE 73% 1% 2ND AVE
12% GEORGE 63%
63%
SOUTH SOUTH 21% GEORGE
13% MISSIONVALE
3% MISSIONVALE
17% 2% NORTH
NORTH
Other efforts implemented towards improving institutional environmental sustainability include our recycling efforts,
increasing paperless business processes (see Figure 8 below) and reducing our overall environmental impact.

FIGURE 8:
OVERVIEW OF RECYCLING PROJECTS AND PRINTING FOR 2020 AND 2021

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