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This is exactly what it is. 1.08 million liters of water, sounds like a lot, but needs to be put into context of other uses of water. Agriculture is one of the
by benjaminl 9y ago
This is exactly what it is. 1.08 million liters of water, sounds like a lot, but needs to be put into context of other uses of water.
Agriculture is one of the biggest uses of water. The average US irrigated farm uses 1.6 [0] acre-feet of water per acre of land. Since 1.08 million liters is ~0.9 acre-feet of water. Coca-Cola is using 319.6 acre-feet of water a year which is equivalent water usage, in average, to an 178 acre farm. This is a very modest farm.
This wasn't Coca-Cola we were talking about, but a small 178 acre family farm. This discussion wouldn't be happening.
If you want to complain about Coca-Cola, fine. Perhaps attack it business practices or its contribution to obesity, but it is disingenuous to attack its use of water, when the amount of water used is a very small fraction of farm and industrial uses of water.
[0] - https://ageconomists.com/2015/04/20/acres-and-acre-feet-a-look-at-irrigation-trends-in-the-us/ https://ageconomists.com/2015/04/20/acres-and-acre-feet-a-lo...
- corpMaverick 9y agoThanks to put it in numbers, I didn't know where to start. But I know that I use a LOT more water than what I drink. Certainly their contribution to obesity is major reason to complain about Coca-Cola.