WASTE ENERGY WATER BIODIVERSITY Making sustainable development a reality in Cape Town homes A partnership resource published by the City of Cape Town, 2007 Third edition: May 2009 More information available from Environmental Resource Management Department 6th Floor 44 Wale street Cape Town tel: (021) 487 2284
[email protected] www.capetown.gov.za/environment © City of Cape Town, AMATHEMBA Management Consulting, Sustainable Energy Africa ISBN Number 0-9584719-4-0 This handbook is printed on SAPPI Triple Green paper, an environmentally-friendly paper stock made from chlorine-free sugar cane fibre to support sustainable afforestation in South Africa. This publication was compiled and edited by Sustainable Energy Africa and AMATHEMBA Environmental Management Consulting. Funding and inputs by the following: Acknowledgements This handbook, based on AMATHEMBA Environmental Management Consulting’s Home Environmental Management Guide Book was developed on behalf of the City of Cape Town by AMATHEMBA and Sustainable Energy Africa, with graphics and design by Dotted Line Design. The book is a tangible example of cooperative governance, funded by the City of Cape Town, the provincial Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and the national Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, with additional support from the DANIDA Urban Environmental Management (UEM) Program. Compiling a book of this nature requires research, comment and advice from a variety of sources. We acknowledge with thanks all who have contributed to the