Nestlé Waters
UK Agrees Hydro
Power Deal
The Nestlé Waters UK bottling plant in Buxton is now generating 30% of the electricity it uses
from water itself. The site will be supporting its local community by sourcing electricity from
Derwent Hydroelectric Power Ltd. a local hydroelectricity supplier.
The electricity generated at three
UK, whose factory in Buxton was
significantly decrease its total energy
of the facilities owned by the
built with sustainability in mind and
output.
organisation, including the Belper
is already one of Europe’s most
The factory, which bottles Buxton
Mills site, will be purchased for use at
innovative and efficient bottling
Natural Mineral Water and Nestlé
the Nestlé Waters factory in Buxton,
facilities.
Pure Life spring water, has since been
making up approximately 30% of the
When opened in 2013, the new
independently accredited as zero
electricity used there and meaning
production lines at the factory
waste to landfill. These achievements
consumers can now enjoy bottled
enabled Nestlé Waters to reduce the
complement existing practises in
water, powered by water.
amount of plastic used in packaging
waste reduction and the sustainable
Today’s announcement is another
by an average of 25% across the
water management of its water
step forwards for Nestlé Waters
range, improve water efficiency and
sources.
NOTE WRITTEN BY Nestlé
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Nestlé
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