Researchers Advance Effort to Turn Spent Coffee Grounds Into Food Packaging

Researchers Advance Effort to Turn Spent Coffee Grounds Into Food Packaging

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have made a key advance in turning spent coffee grounds into food packaging materials that can extend the shelf life of products. An estimated 60 million tons of spent coffee grounds are generated worldwide annually. Most end up in landfills and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. That has led researchers to study other uses for coffee grounds, such as incorporating them into biofuels, cosmetics, catalysts and…

A Polish company recovers five high-quality, environmentally friendly chemicals from coffee industry waste. The objective is to replace non-renewable raw materials with others with a low carbon footprint in food, cosmetics, cutlery production and even in biodiesel additives