Recycle

Goal: Return to the environment, at a level that supports aquatic life, the water we use in our manufacturing operations by the end of 2010 through comprehensive wastewater treatment.

2008 Internal Coca-Cola Wastewater Discharge Limits - In 2008, our Company discharged a total of 184 billion liters of wastewater, a 3 percent increase over 2007, while unit case volume grew 5 percent.

A little known reality is that in developing countries, as much as 70 percent of wastewater from all industries is NOT treated before being returned to the environment. We believe we have a responsibility for the quality of water that goes in to our beverages, but also the quality of water that is discharged from our plants as a result of our manufacturing processes. We adhere to all applicable local wastewater laws. And we are working to align our entire global system with our internal wastewater treatment standards, are often more strict than what applicable law requires." In 2008, 88% percent of Coca-Cola System bottlers met our own internal stringent internal wastewater standards. This represents more than 95 percent of our unit case volume.

Our goal is to return 100 percent of the water used for manufacturing safely back to the environment by the end of 2010. The water used in our system operations is recycled through a treatment and cleansing process. Treated wastewater also is sometimes used within our plants for utility purposes in boilers, evaporators, chillers and outside for landscape irrigation and dust control. This reduces our use of external water sources.…

We will work with local authorities to strive to reach this goal. And where municipal or other external treatment facilities do not exist, we are creating our own wastewater treatment facilities.