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The Nestle Pakenham Factory Water Wise team came up with the idea of using the 5,500 square metre factory roof for rainwater catchment. The group recognised that the unused 1.2 million litre capacity water tanks onsite would be ideal for storing the rainwater.

Recycled water cannot be used in food processing for hygiene reasons, so the challenge for the Water Wise team was to devise an innovative use for the rainwater collected.