By leaving taps running non-stop in its 10,000 stores worldwide, Starbucks wasted enough water to fill the entire Olympic swimming pool every 83 minutes. But why?
“A constant flow stops breeding in the taps“, says a Starbucks executive.
While we are trying hard to save the Earth by minimizing the water we use per day, Starbucks is letting tap water to flow non-stop all day long even when it is not in use. I’d rather not take good coffee if it can do that much harm to the environment. Now I know why their coffee cost bombs. [Full report]
Woah! Lucky I never liked Starbucks Coffee!
I don’t encounter any problem with my tap which is breeded with whatever-it-is-microorganisms every day and night!