Dr Pepper Snapple tackles wastewater at Texas bottling plant

Published on April 5, 2013 15:04 by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business

For many companies, the sheer size and cost of wastewater treatment systems can be a huge turnoff. ButDr Pepper Snapple Group, with the help of two Hollywood stars, is charging ahead with a new system that addresses what is often a dirty job with huge overhead costs.

The food and beverage giant announced in March that it has installed a new state-of-the art wastewater treatment system called the BioViper at its bottling plant in Houston, Texas. The system, designed by a company calledBaswood, is physically smaller and more energy efficient than many systems on the market. The smaller size may help companies build pretreatment facilities on their existing property, driving down cost.

For DPS, the installation of the system made financial as well as environmental sense.

"This was a clear opportunity to reduce the costs associated with treating our wastewater," said Tim Gratto, vice president of sustainability at DPS. "But as with many decisions that are cost-driven, installing this system had clear environmental benefits."

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