SOUTH PACIFIC LAUNDRY

LAUNDRY WATER EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

Water Project Fund

KEMCO Water Recycle System

AT A GLANCE: SOUTH PACIFIC LAUNDRY

Commercial Laundry

15 Years in Operation

Hilton, Crown and Accor Properties

Sites in Epping, Albury, Warrnambool and Geelong

SPL: WATER USAGE

23

12

10

6.5

4

2.5

0

5

10

15

20

25

Washer Extractor Normal Commercial Laundry

Recycling System 1st Phase: Basic

Recycling System 2nd Phase: Aquamiser

Recycling System 3rd Phase: Kemco

Target Aim

Litres/Kg

SPL: WATER AND TONNAGE

KEMCO WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM

•Proposed beginning 2010

•Two Stage Filtration:

•Ceramic Microfiltration

•Reverse Osmosis Filtration

•Commissioned end of 2010

•Potential Energy savings of a $250,000 per year

•Recycling Rate of 85%

KEMCO: HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Incoming waste water

• Shaker/Vibro Seperator

• Ceramic Microfiltration System

• Nano Filter Feed Tank

• Nano Filtration System

• Green Sand Filter

• Reverse Osmosis Filtration System

• Water Softener

• Constant Batch Washer

KEMCO: CHALLENGES

Water Hardness

Excess Foaming

Waste Water Temperatures

KEMCO: THE ROAD AHEAD

Future Developments Reusing of recycled water for toilets in the factory

Prewash and main washes for our dry cleaning department

Secondary water supplies for current and newly installed washers

Optimization of water supply to our boilers by increasing capacity of RO

system

FACTS AND FIGURES TO DATE

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ECOLAB

• Donovan Stevens

• Paul Race