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Environmental impact Starbucks measures the environmental performance of our store design and operations by the amount of electricity, gas and water consumption per square foot of retail space. Additionally, Starbucks looks at recycling rates and our customers’ use of commuter mugs as indicators of environmental performance. Information about these areas for a sample of stores where data is available is represented in the accompanying graphs. Starbucks is exploring innovative solutions to improve performance in all of these areas.