Nestle Waters Releases First CCR

Nestle Waters recently released its first corporate citizenship report (CCR), called “The Shape of Citizenship.” According to the recent CCR released by Nestle Waters, the redesign of its half-liter bottle will cut the company’s use of plastic by 140 million pounds annually.

Among the goals laid out in the report, Nestle Waters hopes to:

• Recycle 90 percent of in-factory waste by 2009 and 95 percent by 2010
• Produce bottles with as much as 25 percent recycled PET by 2013
• Double the recycling of PET bottles to a 60 percent rate by 2018
• Create a bottle made with 100 percent recycled material and renewable resources by 2020
• Achieve LEED certification for all newly constructed plants

According to the report, Nestle Waters believes, “we have a responsibility to increase recycling rates in the U.S. and Canada. One of our top-priorities today is working with state governments, recycling stakeholders and other businesses on improving programs that would make it easier for consumers to recycle all types of plastic containers [...] that currently end up in the waste stream.”

Already, Nestle Waters’ five LEED-certified plants have reduced waste by 216 million pounds, and four more plants are currently under review for LEED certification. At each plant, cardboard is recycled, and other waste such as boxes, rejected bottles and shrink wrap are resold, reducing solid waste by 96 percent.

Nestle Waters includes well-known brands such as Arrowhead, Calistoga, Nestle Pure Life and Ozarka. It also imports brands such as Acqua Panna, Perrier and S. Pellegrino.