Reducing Water Use
We have reduced our consumption of water by 15% between 2006 and 2007. Our business used approximately 8 million tonnes of water in 2007 compared with 9 million in 2006. Our water strategy is still in the early stage of development but the intention in 2007 was to ensure that all “water scarce” sites have reduction programmes in place. We have now strengthened our commitment to include all our sites.
In 2007, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) along with the State's Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC) honoured Cadbury in Rockford, United States for developing a non-contact system to provide cooling water to process equipment. Using this system in the three chiller cooling towers means discharge to the sanitary district has been reduced by more than 8 million gallons at a saving of 13 million dollars.