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Starbucks 'wasting 23 million litres of water a day'

Mon Oct 06 10:06AM

Starbucks has today been accused of wasting more than 23 million litres of water every day.

The coffee chain, which prides itself on being green, has a health and safety policy of leaving taps running in all of its 10,000 branches worldwide it has been revealed today.

The company policy prohibits staff from turning off a cold tap behind the counter called a 'dipper well'.

This means that Starbucks is wasting roughly 23.4 million litres of water on a daily basis. That's enough water to quench the thirst of the entire population of drought-stricken Namibia.

In Britain where there are just fewer than 700 branches of the coffee shop, 1.6 million litres are wasted every day.

Starbucks bosses claim that the flow of water stops germs from festering in the taps.

Peter Robinson of environmental charity Waste Water told The Sun: "Leaving taps running all day is a shocking waste of precious water. And to claim you are doing it for health and safety reasons is bonkers."

You can read the full exclusive story from The Sun by clicking here.

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yes water may well go down the drain and begin the same cycle again but think of all the energy that is used to make sure it is safe to drink again, as for starbucks yuk it is just overpriced muck,i am a coffee drinker but can not stomach the taste or smell of thier sludge, i say close them down.

From john281gregory on Tue Oct 07 01:30PM
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I agree, don't buy their coffee, especially as there is so much choice out there!! Personally I like Costa, or a good cup of tea........

From janinemcilhoney on Tue Oct 07 01:30PM
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Because wasting water kills the planet because we do not an ocean.

From andybear06 on Wed Oct 08 02:06AM
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I will never use them again

From carl_heaton1 on Wed Oct 08 07:07AM
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why pik on starbucks...lol..every restauraunt,cafe,and eaterie in the country has a tap running constantly....??.....

From sduffell on Wed Oct 29 11:20AM
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If a Starbucks shop was attacked by terrorists anywhere in the world, they would be the first to cry out for protection as would we all, this is discracfull of them, remember the forces are doing a thankless job against an unseen fo, Starbucks would not be supporting the war, but supporting the troops, WELL DONE LADS

From ju_peter on Wed Nov 05 06:23PM
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What a complete and utter waste !! Broadcast the fact on News at Ten and tell everyone to Boycott Starbucks !

From janet.allport on Thu Nov 20 11:54AM
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ditto your;ll be telling me its in the beans next

From lillygrealis on Thu Dec 18 02:21PM
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its even worse what they do with all the food at the end of the day to be honest

From figureoffun666 on Mon Jan 12 12:12PM
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IS THAT RESEARCH BASED ? WHAT KIND OF BUGS ARE THEY WORRIED ABOUT?
WOULDNT THE HOT WATER WHEN POURING IN THE COFFEE KILL ANY ,WE DON`T ACT LIKE THAT AT HOME IN OUR KITCHENS! SPECIAL ELBOW TAPS AS USED IN HOSPITALS COULD BE USED! THEY PAY FOR THE WATER ,MAYBE IF THEY FACTURED THAT IN,THEY WOULD ALSO REALISE IT`S A BAD WAY TO RUN A BUISSNESS!

From margaret_longmore on Sat Jan 17 04:57PM
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