Recycling Slashes Intel’s Water Footprint By 60%

Published on October 22, 2013 07:13 by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business

Normally when we talk about multi-national companies and water consumption, it's to relay the drastic amount of H2o that they're pulling from the ground. So this will come as a refreshing change of pace: In Arizona, which, like most of America, has be plagued with drought, Intel recycles some 60 percent of its water.

Most people don't realize how much water goes into making items, like Intel computer chips, that are inedible and must be protected from water during their life cycle. In Chandler, which only receives 9 inches of rainfall on average per year, every drop of water must be used with care. Intel, the largest employer in the area, seems to have realized its role as a part of the ecosystem early on, and taken steps to be a good steward of the water that both it and its employees need to survive.

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