Our Water Footprint
Posted by Laird on Aug 21, 2008
OUR WATER FOOTPRINT
TO MAKE YOUR SELF JUST 1 CUP OF COFFEE USES
140 LITRE’S OF WATER!
(246 PINTS OR 30.75 GALLONS)
No that’s just not possible is it ???
Yes! It is if you take into account the water used in
a, water used in the growing of our coffee.
b, water used in the 1st processing from berry to coffee bean.
c, water used in the wholesale transport, labelling & packaging.
d, water used in the 2nd processing from the beans to ground or instant coffee.
e, water used in the re-packaging and labelling into the shopping product we all buy.
f, lets not forget that ¼ pint of hot water we add to convert the raw product into our morning get up & go beverage.
If you think that’s surprising! How about the fact it takes from the grass eaten to
Produce an end product of a 16oz prime steak on our plate.
A total of 8,000 litre’s of water (14,084 pints or 1,760 gallons) of fresh water,
The relation between consumption and water use
The water footprint of a nation shows the total volume of water that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the nation. Since not all goods consumed in one particular country are produced in that country, the water footprint consists of two parts: use of domestic water resources and use of water outside the borders of the country. The water footprint includes both the water withdrawn from surface and groundwater and the use of soil water (in agricultural production). Water footprint
People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but even more for producing things such as food, paper, cotton clothes, etc. The water footprint of an individual, business or nation is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual, business or nation.
The USA water footprint is 2,500 cubic meter per year per person..
This really is quite scary stuff
We have here two “Water footprint” calculators for you to use.
These are a must to add to your Favorites list.
Individual water footprint - The quick calculator
And
Individual water footprint - The in depth calculator
