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Water
Nearly all of the water we use in our own operations is for sanitary purposes in cafeterias and restrooms and for use in cooling towers. We use very little water in manufacturing.
Water use performance
In 2010, Motorola Mobility used 950 thousand cubic meters of water, a 34 percent decrease from 1,440 cubic meters in 2005.
These figures are based on:
1. Actual water use covering 75 percent of total floor space in 2010 versus 59 percent in 2005
2. Estimated water use based on average water use per square foot for the remaining percent
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Wastewater
At most of our sites, we discharge our wastewater to public sewer systems for treatment in compliance with regulations. At our Jaguariuna, Brazil and Chennai, India sites, we treat sanitary wastewater onsite and use the treated water in landscaping and cooling towers. We use the biosolids from our wastewater treatment systems to fertilize the on-site garden in India and the landscaped areas at our Brazil site.
Slowing the flow
Our Singapore office site has installed water-saving devices in all wash basins, reducing the water flow rate from six to two liters per minute, saving more than 170 cubic meters of water each year.
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