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Starbucks Opens LEED-Certified Roasting Plant
environmentalleader.com - 2/24/2009
Starbucks Opens LEED-Certified Roasting Plant
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Starbucks Coffee has opened a LEED Silver-certified roasting plant in Calhoun County, South Carolina. About 20 percent of the building was made from recycled content and more than 75 percent of construction waste was recycled. The plant features efficient lighting and water fixtures, drought ...
Coffee drinkers: time to start reusing
supereco.com - 3/3/2009
Coffee drinkers: time to start reusing
— supereco.com — If you're a regular Super Eco reader, you know by now that many of the writers are... devoted coffee drinkers. I'm even petitioning our editors to create a coffee category (put it under Personal, get rid of Fitness. Exercise, bah!) I don't know about everyone else, but I've had to ... (more) Coffee drinkers: time to start reusing

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NaturalPath Media - — Starbucks Coffee has opened a LEED Silver-certified roasting plant in Calhoun County, South Carolina. About 20 percent of the building was made from recycled content and more than 75 percent of construction waste was recycled. The plant features efficient lighting and water fixtures, drought tolerant landscape and will use wind energy to power a portion of [...]

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