While we work to reduce our water use and improve our water efficiency for each litre of product we produce, we also are focused on recycling the water we use in our operations. Our global goal is to return all the water that we use for manufacturing processes to the environment at a level that supports aquatic life. In India, all our plants are already in compliance with this requirement.Typically referred to as ‘wastewater’, water used in our system operations is recycled through a treatment and cleansing process. This ensures that the quality of the wastewater meets applicable local laws and regulations before being released back into the environment. Treated wastewater is then used within our plants for utility purposes in boilers, evaporators, chillers and outside for landscape irrigation and dust control, reducing our use of external water resources.In our manufacturing plants, wastewater is a result of production processes, such as container-washing systems, line lubrication and equipment cleaning. The generated wastewater is fully treated at the on-site Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) and this typically includes secondary treatment (including the collection of wastes, screening/settling of solids, biological treatment to remove nutrients and disinfection and disposal) to meet The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and the Indian Pollution Control Board (PCB) norms. It is pertinent to mention here that TCCC norms are typically more stringent than the local regulatory norms applicable to our Industry. Additionally, all the discharged waste water is measured and also used in many plants for developing green belt inside the plants. Thus, the treated waste water in large number of units complies with “Zero Discharge” norm of the PCB where in all the treated waste water is utilized within the plant premises for on-land discharge. The treated wastewater is also used for secondary purposes of the plant, such as toilet cleaning, floor wash etc which is in keeping with our policy to reduce water and use recycled water for secondary purposes within our plants.