PepsiCo and Water.org, and in 2009 began cleaning new Gatorade bottles with purified air instead of rinsing with water, among other water conservation practices. In the United Kingdom, also in response to regional drought conditions, PepsiCo snacks brand Walkers' reduced water usage at its largest potato chip facility by 45 percent between the years 2001 and 2008. In doing so, the factory used machinery that captured water naturally contained in potatoes, and used it to offset the need for outside water. As a result of water reduction practices and efficiency improvements, PepsiCo in 2009 saved more than 12 billion liters of
R. S. Smith Motor Company Building R. S. Smith Motor Company Building The R. S. Smith Motor Company Building is an historic building in Sandy, Oregon, United States, built in 1930. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was named for Robert S. Smith (18861966), a native of Clay Center, Kansas who settled in nearby Boring, Oregon, before relocating to Sandy between 1909 and 1911. In Sandy, Smith established the Sandy Blacksmith and Horseshoeing Shop, which he operated with his brother, Melvin. The R. S. Smith Motor Building was constructed after Smith shifted from blacksmithing and entered the automobile sales business,