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Compostable coffee capsules made with NatureWorks’ Ingeo biopolymer score highest sustainability marks in research study

November 16, 2023 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Minnesota, a new study conducted by Netherlands-based Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, a part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), revealed that coffee capsules made with Ingeo PLA biopolymer from NatureWorks outperform aluminum, conventional plastics, and other compostable capsules when it comes to sustainability performance. The independent study assessed the environmental impact and circularity […]

RMIT University boosts concrete strength with coffee grounds

October 9, 2023 | Rebecca Gendron

In Australia, a team at RMIT University hopes mixing coffee grounds with concrete will reduce the amount of sand mined for concrete production while simultaneously divert coffee waste from landfills. “Our research group was discussing shifting our focus to divert this waste from landfills and develop innovative solutions to transforming this waste into a valuable […]

Cupffee edible coffee cups offer true zero waste solution to Zero Green cafe

October 2, 2023 | Rebecca Gendron

In Bristol, England, zero-waste shop Zero Green is using edible coffee cups from Cupffee so it can more closely live up to its name. Based in Bulgaria, Cupffee produces the plastic cup alternative from wheat and barley. The low-calorie cups can hold a drink—hot or cold—for 40 minutes and either be eaten or composted following […]

CU Boulder using coffee to reduce waste from 3D printing

October 2, 2023 | Meghan Sapp

In Colorado, according to a new study, coffee could also help reduce the waste from 3D printing. Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a method for 3D printing a wide range of objects using a paste made entirely out of old coffee grounds, water and a few other sustainable ingredients. The team has already experimented […]

Coffee waste upcycler Kaffee Bueno set to expand

July 24, 2023 | Rebecca Gendron

In Denmark, coffee byproduct upcycler has added new ingredients to its portfolio and will soon open an expanded production facility. Since the start of 2023, Kaffee Bueno has launched three new ingredients for the personal care products, including one capable or replacing environmentally problematic argan and palm oils in haircare products. “[The new ingredient] contains […]

Bulgaria’s Cupffee wants you to eat your coffee cup

June 5, 2023 | Rebecca Gendron

In Bulgaria, a “sustainable edibles” startup aims to reduce the mountains of waste generated by takeaway cups of coffee. Dubbed Cupffee, the company has developed a material from oat bran, wheat flour, sugar and oil that will not leak and can be eaten once you’ve fulfilled your morning caffeine fix. “[Cupffee] remains crunchy for 40 […]

Rosiro Group biobased coffee capsules get nod for compostability

May 22, 2023 | Rebecca Gendron

In the Netherlands, certification program TÜV Austria has confirmed single-serve coffee capsules from Rosiro Group are compostable. Dubbed Solinatra and made from plant-based materials. TÜV Austria’s certification means the capsules can be used in home compost bins and regular food waste collection. The capsule’s material also features high oxygen and water vapor barrier properties, keeping […]

Hublot and Nespresso upcycle coffee waste into watch

May 15, 2023 | Rebecca Gendron

In Switzerland, coffee giant Nespresso has partnered with watchmaker Hublot to create wrist watch elements from used coffee grounds and pods. The material is being used in Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Nespresso Origin timepiece. The project is one of several in Nespresso’s Second Life program, which looks for opportunities to repurpose waste from coffee into […]

Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion develop new compostable coffee pod biopolymer

April 26, 2023 | Meghan Sapp

In Georgia, Danimer Scientific, Inc. and TotalEnergies Corbion, have developed a new compostable coffee pod biopolymer that is in compliance with proposed EU packaging regulations. The EU recently announced a proposal requiring plastic packaging such as tea bags, coffee pods, very light plastic bags and sticky labels for fruit and vegetables to be compostable. Danimer […]

Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion create PLA-PHA blend for compostable coffee pods

April 17, 2023 | Rebecca Gendron

In Georgia, bioplastic makers Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion say they have developed a compostable material for single-use coffee pods that complies with proposed EU packaging regulations for the ubiquitous—but unfortunately problematic—product category. Danimer and TotalEnergies Corbion’s new formulation contains a blend of Danimer’s polyhydroxyalkanoate Nodax® and TotalEnergies Corbion’s Luminy® High Heat polylactic acid materials. […]