Starbucks Runs Faucets All The Time, Wastes 6 Million Gallons of Water a Day

October, 10, 2008

A call to several Starbucks locations this afternoon revealed that the Raleigh stores are in lock step with the coffee shop company’s policy of running a faucet during all business hours.  This is their method for keeping spoons clean.  When asked if Starbucks kept this up through the water crisis, an employee at the North Hills location replied “Yes we did.”  Another employee at a Glenwood Avenue location when asked what she thought of the policy “That’s just the way it is.”  More on Starbucks Water Waste Below The Fold