{"id":14433,"date":"2013-12-01T21:23:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T21:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rtcc.org\/?p=14433"},"modified":"2013-12-01T21:24:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T21:24:05","slug":"sainsburys-opens-low-emissions-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2013\/12\/01\/sainsburys-opens-low-emissions-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"Sainsbury\u2019s opens low emissions supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>The store uses natural gas and recycled water and has installed solar panels to hit zero emissions target<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14434\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14434\" alt=\"(Pic: Sainsbury's)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2013\/11\/Zero-emissions-Leicester-store-pic-Sainsburys-px466.gif\" width=\"466\" height=\"290\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Pic: Sainsbury&#8217;s)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>UK retail giant Sainsbury\u2019s opened its second zero emissions store yesterday in the English city of Leicester.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.j-sainsbury.co.uk\/media\/latest-stories\/2013\/20131120-sainsburys-opens-first-triple-zero-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\">The store\u2019s<\/a> onsite energy generator uses natural gas and biogas, its water usage comes from rainwater harvesting and other water efficient initiatives, and\u00a0instead of going to landfill, surplus food is either donated to local charities, made into animal feed or used for energy.<\/p>\n<p>Sainsbury&#8217;s aims\u00a0to be the UK\u2019s Greenest Grocer and achieve its 20&#215;20 target to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by building and running highly sustainable, low carbon stores.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our new \u2018Triple Zero\u2019 stores in Leicester and Weymouth Gateway are examples of how we\u2019re achieving this, by using power generated from waste in our supply chain and \u2018Water Neutral\u2019, which includes offsetting partnerships in the local community,&#8221; Neil Sachdev, Sainsbury\u2019s property director, said.<\/p>\n<p>The 81,700 sq ft store also has 1,200 solar panels on its roof generating enough power for 200 TVs, electric vehicle charging points and natural CO2 refrigeration units for its chillers and freezers which reduces its carbon footprint by 33%.<\/p>\n<p>The new store\u2019s sustainable features also include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A timber structural frame, creating a lower carbon footprint than a standard steel frame<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Energy efficient LED lighting, saving enough energy for 13 million cups of tea each year<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Over 120 prismatic roof lights to maximise natural light, 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