Can't believe this happened :bigeyes:, it may be true, but is it worth it? When most of the world are crying for more clean water supply, Singapore even build more water reserve. Wonder they do it in local or not :sweat:
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/World/Story/STIStory_286920.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/World/Story/STIStory_286920.html
www.straitstimes.com said:Starbucks in hot water
STARBUCKS has landed itself in hot water after environmental experts discovered that the American coffee shop chain is pouring millions of litres of precious water down the drain at its coffee shops every day.
The giant coffee chain has a policy of keeping a tap running non-stop at all its 10,000 outlets worldwide, wasting 23.4 million litres a day. That would provide enough daily water for the entire two million-strong population of drought-hit Namibia in Africa or fill an Olympic pool every 83 minutes, said media reports.
Starbucks bosses claim the constant flow of water stops germs breeding in the taps.
Starbucks has built up a massive chain, popular with coffee drinkers from Hollywood stars to builders, and proudly boasts of its work for the environment. But water companies accused the firm of harming the environment by frittering away a vital natural resource. And the claim that running taps are needed for hygiene reasons was dismissed by experts as 'nonsense'.
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