In 2022, Caterpillar consumed 15.6 million m3 of water with no mention of recycling

Operational Water Consumption

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Deborah D. Aug 22nd, 2023
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Every year, about 4 trillion m3 of water is used worldwide1. Only 3% of the total available water on Earth is freshwater, and only 0.5% is available for human consumption2. Industry uses around 20% of the total water consumption3;p7. Prolonged wat...

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Operational Water Consumption

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