Recycling, Reclaiming, and Responsible Treatment

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Commitment 2020 About This CRS Report A Message from Our Chairman and CEO Our Business at a Glance Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at CCE CRS Governance CRS in Action

Energy Conservation/Climate Change Overview Understanding Climate Risks Our Energy Conservation/Climate Change Strategy Reducing Our Core Emissions Our Carbon Footprint Our Product Footprints Reducing Emissions from Our Sales and Marketing Equipment Partnerships and Public Policy

Water Stewardship Overview Understanding Our Water Risks Our Water Stewardship Strategy Reducing Our Water Use and Improving Our Efficiency Our Water Footprint Recycling, Reclaiming, and Responsible Treatment Protecting and Replenishing Our Watersheds Partnerships and Public Policy

Sustainable Packaging/Recycling Overview Understanding Our Packaging Challenges Our Sustainable Packaging/Recycling Strategy Reducing Our Packaging Reusing Materials and Increasing Recycled Content Developing Renewable Resources Recycling at Our Facilities Effective Recovery and Consumer Recycling Partnerships and Public Policy

Product Portfolio/Balanced and Active Lifestyle Overview Understanding Our Product Portfolio Challenges Our Product Portfolio Strategy Providing Choice A Selection of New 2009 Products Nutritional Labeling School Beverage Guidelines Implementation Responsible Sales and Marketing Supporting Balanced and Active Lifestyles Partnerships and Public Policy

Diverse and Inclusive Culture Overview Understanding Our Diverse and Inclusive Culture Challenges Our Diverse and Inclusive Culture Strategy Measuring Diversity Building Our Diversity and Inclusion Infrastructure Recruitment Retention and Promotion Safety Providing Equal Opportunities Partnerships and Public Policy

Stakeholder Engagement NGOs and Public-Private Partnerships Employees Our Suppliers Customers Consumers Our Communities Public Policymakers Our Shareowners

Water Stewardship Overview

Understanding Our Water Risks

Our Water Stewardship Strategy

Reducing Our Water Use and Improving Our Efficiency

Our Water Footprint

Recycling, Reclaiming, and Responsible Treatment

Protecting and Replenishing Our Watersheds

Partnerships and Public Policy

RECYCLING, RECLAIMING, AND RESPONSIBLE TREATMENT

DIRECT OPERATIONS, SUPPLY CHAIN AND WATERSHED

In North America our greatest water savings have resulted from the installation of recycle-and-reclaim loops in our water treatment systems. The loops reclaim process water for reuse elsewhere in our facilities, such as in cooling towers, boilers, or washing floors. By the end of 2009, these loops were in place in six North American facilities and six EU facilities. On average, each of these systems saves us around 220 million liters of water. We are working to equip 30 production facilities with recycle-and-reclaim loops by 2012.


	An employee monitors our reverse osmosis water system. – click IMAGE to enlarge –

Although we recycle and reuse water whenever possible, there will inevitably be some wastewater from our production processes. As part of the Coca-Cola system, we have a responsibility to treat this water to a level that supports aquatic life. We continue to meet this standard, with the vast majority of our production facilities diverting wastewater to municipal water treatment plants. In 2009, 74 facilities sent 13.2 billion liters of wastewater to such plants. Four of our European facilities have on-site wastewater treatment plants and release treated water to regulated bodies of water.

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