2006 Sustainability Report - Coca-Cola Amatil

In 2006 we worked with our customers
to expand the availability of recycling
bins, to implement staff waste
management education programs,
waste audits, signage, and public
awareness campaigns. To date,
recycling schemes have been
implemented at the following sites:
First Fleet Park, Taronga Zoo, Australia
Zoo, Luna Park Sydney and Thredbo
Alpine Resort.
Refresh, Recycle, Renew also provides
recycling bins for special events such
as the Tamworth Country Music
Festival and The Perth Royal
Agricultural Show.
Some groups have suggested a return
to the container deposit schemes that
were phased out in the 1980s. Our
view is that container deposit levies
are inconvenient for consumers and
would divert valuable material from
kerbside collection, undermining the
financial viability of the system and
resulting in increased costs to
ratepayers. Beverage containers make
up only 3% of the volume of kerbside
recycling material but contribute 25%
of the value.
We believe the key challenge is to build
on the success of the kerbside collection
systems, not to undermine it.
Operational KPIs
CCA sets operational targets and KPIs
for all of its plants to drive efficiency
and improve performance. The
following data has been compiled
from existing environmental
performance metrics data collected
within each of the operations. Data has
been presented in an aggregated format
in accordance with operational sectors.
The most recent acquisitions/joint
ventures have not been included.
The summaries presented represent
best current estimates and may vary
once data collection protocols have
been refined. Due to the nature of
many of the operations, the scope of
data presented may also vary.
A common data collection protocol
has been developed and will be
implemented in all operations for use
in future. This will ensure that data
scopes are defined and are as
consistent and comparable as possible.
Commentary on data gaps
in data presented
1. Differences in scope of reporting.
For example, energy data from some
operations includes energy used by
warehouses and distribution
centres, whereas other operations
isolate energy consumption from
manufacturing processes only.
2. Where mentioned weight estimates
for waste data are based on volumes
and compaction rates. Where
possible, contracts have now been
modified to ensure actual weights
are provided. Where this is not
possible, annual bin audits will be
conducted to verify compaction and
weight estimates.
3. Waste data from some operations
also includes liquid waste from
product destruction. In future
reporting CCA is looking to separate
liquid and solid waste calculations.
A CLEANER CREEK
CCA Australia sponsored a three year,
$105,000 program to restore and upgrade
Toongabbie Creek, a watercourse that
runs behind our Northmead plant which
had become degraded by noxious
weeds. The project, which was
completed in June 2006, resulted in a
safe environment for a colony of Bell
Miners and Brown Quail and other plants
and animals. The project also involved
construction of mass plantings of native
flora. We will continue upgrading the
Redbank Track along the Creek during
the next stage of the project.
LESS WASTE TO LANDFILL
Halving waste sent to landfill in just
four months was one of the impressive
achievements of the environmental team
at CCA’s site in Richlands, Queensland.
In 2005 we entered a three year total
waste management agreement with
Ipswich Waste Services, and the result
was a 114 tonne, or 37% reduction in
waste for the year, gaining CCA a finalist
spot in Queensland EPA’s Sustainable
Industry awards. IWS placed a fulltime
staff member at Richlands site who has
driven the introduction of new technology
including a unit to shred cans and PET
bottles to improve the value of recovered
materials and two new compacters, one
for general rubbish and one for cardboard.
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