Green and Sustainable Approach
Some Big Picture Thinking…..

What will it take to get serious about responding to climate change?

Australia is seeing record-breaking, temperatures, bush fires, drought and flooding. This is compelling Australians to identify climate action only behind the covid pandemic as a priority issue.

For many people ‘the issue is too big for just one person to solve’. Or, ‘it’s the big companies and countries that do most of the climate damage’. Well, maybe- but it doesn’t mean we can't all do something small. And that's the Safe Footpaths way. Every single trip hazard we maintain is one small action towards not only a safer Australia, but also a cleaner one.

Even though transportation is a massive source of Australian carbon emissions, policy makers often seem to have a blind spot to walkable and accessible communities as a solution. Getting more people into walkable and accessible communities is a complementary strategy to taking fuel guzzlers off Australian streets. And it does not require a massive investment in charging stations, subsidies for vehicles, or mining and transport of the materials that make up electric vehicles.

But with rising public concern about climate disruption, now is a great time to let your community and key decision makers know that walkable communities, sites and facilities are an essential part of a climate response. And it’s time to rethink what we believe is possible.

Did you know that our trip hazard slicing repair method and focus on prolonging the lifespan of footpaths and external surfaces has huge environmental benefits?

HOW? When 100 vertical displacements (trip hazards) are repaired with our slicing method and 100 panels are not removed and replaced it saves:

• 560 litres of fuel not being consumed;

• 1.3 metric tons of CO2 not being emitted;

• 59 tonnes of old concrete not being disposed of in landfills.

Times the above by over 500 and that is what Safe Footpaths delivers as a positive impact to the environment every year. Pretty cool huh!?

But wait, that’s not the only environmental benefits we provide… If you need any more reasons here’s a few more below:

• We use compact & portable equipment which means no heavy trucks and exhaust plus reduced fuel consumption.

• Our investment in market leading dust vacuum containment reduces construction dust in your community, and removed concrete is recycled.

• Quality trip hazard repair of existing footpaths means less waste and debris.

• We allow clients to retain healthy trees

• Safer footpaths and external surfaces free of trip hazards mean they will get more ongoing use. And we all know that more pedestrian traffic is healthier for our minds and bodies...

If you are reading this, you probably already believe in our mission to sustainably make pedestrians safer, improve health, and give people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to share in community life. We hold ourselves accountable to continue progressing in this space. If you have any sustainability thoughts, suggestions or innovations you think might be of interest to us, feel free to reach out for a chat anytime:

Nick Hooper‍

nick@safefootpaths.com.au‍

0406 333 350

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