The Zero Waste Coffee Project

From By-Products to Products

Spent Coffee Grounds

KAFFE BUENO, a biorefinery for spent coffee grounds. An interview with Alejandro Franco, Denmark

November 9, 2022
coffee pulp

Feeding Black Soldier Fly larvae with coffee pulp. An interview with Laura Stanford of THE BUG PICTURE, Kenya.

September 19, 2022
Spent Coffee Grounds

Coffee oil and baking mixes - GroundUp Eco-Ventures upcycles spent coffee grounds and brewer´s grains in Canada

August 30, 2022
Vermicomposting

Vermicomposting with coffee pulp. A talk with Maria Rodriguez, BYOEARTH, Guatemala.

August 12, 2022
coffee pulp

EcoFertil - Use of coffee by-products as an alternative for crop nutrition; Coope Tarrazú, Costa Rica

July 21, 2022
Greenhouse gas emissions

Good agricultural practices make Brazilian coffee growing ‘carbon negative’

June 20, 2022
Insects - Black Soldier Fly

Feeding the Black Soldier Fly with spent coffee grounds - a research in Bandung, Indonesia

June 14, 2022
Cascara

Cascara Syrup and Kombucha Cascara - an R&D project in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia

June 2, 2022
Biochar

NetZero: coffee husks, biochar and a 1 million dollar prize. An interview with Axel Reinaud

May 2, 2022
Spent Coffee Grounds

How to make great use of coffee grounds

April 12, 2022
My name is...

My name is Carmenza Jaramillo. I am a Chemical Engineer.

March 30, 2022
coffee pulp

Sustainable management of coffee by-products in Costa Rica: the case of CoopeTarrazú R.L.

March 20, 2022
In January 2022, shortly after the European Commission approved Nestlé´s application “to place on the market cherry pulp from Coffea arabica L. and Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner as a traditional food from a third country” I spoke to one of the most experienced people in this field: Joel Jelderks. Here´s the interview:
Cascara

After legalization: what is the future of cascara in the EU? Interview with Joel Jelderks

March 9, 2022
coffee pulp

Imitation leather made from coffee pulp. Bell Society, Indonesia.

March 2, 2022
Energy

Ethiopia: the Dilla Briquette Factory - turning coffee by-products into energy

January 31, 2022
Alcohol

From pulper to bottle: GOOD VODKA made from coffee mucilage

January 12, 2022
My name is...

My name is Dolores del Castillo. I am a Food Scientist.

January 7, 2022
Vital Plus, beverage made from coffee mucilage concentrate. Natucafé Colombia.
coffee mucilage

Natucafé: Producer of an unusual product: Coffee Mucilage Concentrate

December 26, 2021
Cascara

ALLDAE Cascara, a fast growing startup

December 2, 2021
Silverskin

Volkswagen: imitation leather with coffee silverskin as filler material

November 15, 2021
Happy Goat Coffee Company

Increasing incomes for coffee farmers through low-cost Cascara production

November 9, 2021
Alcohol

On the valorization of coffee by-products: solid state fermentation and distillation

November 4, 2021
Event

Where are we going next with coffee by-products?

November 1, 2021
Food Safety

Upcycled coffee by-products and food safety. Challenges for coffee producers

October 8, 2021
Bioplastic, plastic, plastic from coffee beans
Bioplastic

Bioplastic made of coffee beans

September 30, 2021
Happy Goat Coffee Company

About furniture and building materials: How Happy Goat intends to use coffee waste for interior design

September 22, 2021
spent coffee grounds Happy Goat coffee biogas
Happy Goat Coffee Company

Upcycling our spent coffee grounds: from excess to energy

September 20, 2021
A new method of Continuous Coffee Cherry processing could contribute to sustainability and the value chain at origin, while opening a new market to coffee retailers.
Pulp

The cherry on top: Continuous Coffee Cherry Processing

September 12, 2021
News & Events:
Advertising: