Posts Tagged: environment
School children open innovative reed bed
Posted by Sarah Cole on July 24, 2014 in Environmental, In Our Community
As part of our ongoing commitment to the environment and running a sustainable and profitable business, SWH Group has developed an innovative biological wetland treatment system, designed to treat waste water from roadside gullies, vehicle wash water and site run-off.
Once treated, the water can be recycled for washing gritter lorries and re-filling gully tankers.
Constructed at our headquarters in Rockbeare, the reed bed was
officially opened on 23 July 2014 by students of Southbrook School,
Exeter.
The system is a series of six cells each planted with reeds which have been specially cultivated to break down waste and contaminants...