Tag: coffee waste

Indonesian research team eyes coffee waste for food packaging

Indonesian research team eyes coffee waste for food packaging

March 16, 2026 |

In Indonesia, researchers at Bina Nusantara University in Jakarta are evaluating materials based on coffee waste that could be used to replace food packaging films.  Led by Ata Aditya Wardana  at BNU, the team looked at using coffee byproducts such as pulp, husk, silverskin and spent grounds as fillers and bioactives in biobased and edible […]

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Loughborough University researchers demonstrate coffee waste use to clean water

Loughborough University researchers demonstrate coffee waste use to clean water

December 17, 2025 |

In the UK, two new research publications from experts at Loughborough University have demonstrated how coffee waste can be used to clean water. Published in Biomass and Bioenergy and Clean Technologies, the studies showcase how coffee waste could be used effectively to filter heavy metals, such as lead, copper and zinc, from water.  Coffee is […]

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