The Water Gardens boasts over 25 retailers, including fashion and lifestyle brands, a supermarket, several restaurants and cafes, a fitness facility and bank branches. It is a neighbourhood shopping, leisure and entertainment complex, open from early morning until late in the evening, so it produces a fair amount of waste.

A recycling scheme has found a 4-year long home at The Water Gardens, and all members of staff have been educated about the best practices to properly dispose of daily waste. Only clear bags are used on site and waste is separated as per the following: food waste, glass, cardboard, food oil, green waste and general waste (that has been cross-contaminated).