Water Giving Project - Current Sites
The following is an overview of the sites that are implementing the water giving project. More details about each site can be obtained by following the links.
| Amcor Site | Launch Date | Local partner/s | Tank capacity* | Roof area connected to the tank | Potential water collection per annum** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Amcor Flexibles Converting 15 -31 Keys Road Moorabbin
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28 May 2008
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122,000 litres (20 tanks X 6,100 litres)
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830 m²
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534,105 litres
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Amcor Flexibles
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17 July 2008
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150,000 litres (1 tank)
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4,900 m²
|
3,153,150 litres
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Amcor Fibre Packaging
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12 September 2008
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150,000 litres (1 tank)
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1,200 m²
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936,036 litres
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Amcor Flexibles
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17 September 2008
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|
104,000 litres (5 tanks X 20,800 litres)
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1,128 m²
|
598,968 litres
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| Amcor Fibre Packaging 512-520 Geelong Road Brooklyn | 24 April 2009 |
|
124,800 litres (6 tanks X 20,800 litres) | 1,220 m² | 593,579 litres |
| Total potential water to be given to the community per annum | 5,815,838 litres | ||||
* Amcor has a commercial agreement with BlueScope Water, a division of BlueScope Steel, for the supply and installation of water tanks at Amcor manufacturing sites in Australia.
BlueScope Steel is a customer of Amcor and purchase flexible liners for their water tanks.
** The potential water to be collected per annum is calculated using the following formula -”Roof area in square metres X average rainfall in millimetres (based on Bureau of Meteorology averages) X 0.9 (factoring a 10% loss)”
Media Releases
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