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Our Ethos Water distribu-
tion agreement has a goal
of contributing at least $10
million by the end of 2010
to help children and their
communities around the world
get clean drinking water. Our
support of The Safe Water
Network, a not-for-profit
organization we helped estab-
lish, is focused on developing
and deploying new affordable
water purification technology
to provide safe water to
communities in need.
We also share our water
expertise. In India, for example,
we’ve shown farmers tech-
niques that save water by
directly seeding rice paddies,
rather than growing the rice
through highly water-intensive
conventional seeding.
Packaging
We are committed to reducing,
reusing and recycling our pack-
aging and waste. To help us
achieve our goals, we have
established a Sustainable
Packaging Team. Its objectives
include developing alternative
packaging material technolo-
gies and supporting responsible
disposal practices.
We begin with our
operations. For example, in
the United States today a
20-ounce Gatorade Thirst
Quencher bottle weighs
10% less and uses 70% less
packaging to deliver the
product than the same
size bottle sold in 1998.
Tropicana re-engineered the
way it delivers apple juice
concentrate in the United
States. Its move to recyclable
“flexi” bags eliminated nearly
43,000 steel drums annually.
For decades, our snack food
operations have recovered
starch released in the potato
chip making process. In 2006,
our United Kingdom snack
food operation received
government approval for a
process that creates food-
grade level starch, much
of which can be used in our
own products.
Recycling is a way of life at
PepsiCo. The Frito-Lay direct-
store-delivery system enables
our associates to recover
delivery cartons after use. A
typical carton makes about six
trips, eliminating some 60
billion pounds of solid waste a
year. We helped found the
National Recycling Partnership,
an initiative to increase recy-
cling across the United States.
And we have supported Keep
America Beautiful’s (KAB) Great
American Cleanup, the nation’s
largest voluntary clean-up
program, since its inception.
In 2006, Pepsi-Cola North
America partnered with Sam’s
Club and KAB in an innova-
tive program called “Return
the Warmth.” KAB helped
communities recycle more
than 36 million beverage
bottles. Sam’s Clubs provided
school grants, as well as
fleece jackets made with
recycled plastic, for needy
children in the area.
Helping to reduce waste is
just as important in our
markets outside the United
States. In India, for example,
we convert packaging film
waste to boards, building and
furniture material.
Energy
In 2006, Frito-Lay was
recognized by the United States
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE)
for energy conservation.
The EPA and DOE conferred
Partner-of-The-Year in Energy
Management to Frito-Lay
North America for its
voluntary efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
through energy efficiency.
At Tropicana we reduced
our electricity demand by
eliminating some refrigeration
Programs with the National Council of La Raza and the National
Urban League encourage physical activity and healthier eating and
address health concerns of African American and Latino consumers.
Selected 2006
Environmental Honors
PepsiCo China: four
awards for Mothers’
Water Cellar Project.
PepsiCo: Vision for
America Award from Keep
America Beautiful.
Frito-Lay North America:
Energy Star Partner of the
Year from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
and the Department of
Energy (DOE).
Frito-Lay San Antonio, Texas:
WaterSaver Award.
Frito-Lay California:
Bakersfield and Modesto
facilities won the state
WRAP award for outstand-
ing performance in reducing
solid waste.
A Pepsi-Cola North America program with Keep America Beautiful
and Sam’s Club encouraged recycling by providing grants to schools
that recycled the most beverage containers and donating fleece
jackets made with recycled plastic to needy children in the community.
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