Success in Recycling Waste Coffee Grounds

A coffee shop chain that has been successfully recycling the coffee grounds from their Greater London stores is looking to expand the scheme further.

Cafe Nero has been working in partnership with recycling company First Mile and technology company Bio-Bean to improve their recycling since July 2016. They expect to have recycled 218 tonnes of coffee grounds when they reach the first anniversary of the partnership in July 2017.

Coffee Grounds to Bio fuel

Bio-Bean, a bio fuel technology company started by Arthur Kay in 2013, takes waste coffee grounds and processes them into various bio fuels. The left-over grounds are compressed into biomass pellets for biomass burners, or ‘coffee logs’, which can be burned just like normal wood. The company are also considering the possibilities of extracting biochemicals from coffee grounds, and have carried out intensive research into methods for extracting the oils from coffee grounds to process into biodiesel.

The coffee grounds from the shops are collected by First Mile each evening, who provide special recycling sacks for the coffee grounds to be collected in.

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A Growing Concern

The large chain Costa also announced that it was entering a partnership with Bio-Bean in December 2016. They expect to be recycling 3000 tonnes of waste coffee grounds from 800 stores across the United Kingdom in the scheme.

Recycling has become increasingly important to many coffee shops, particularly after they were specifically targeted by Hugh Fearnley-Whitting stall in his Hugh’s War on Waste programme last year. The programme was scathing about paper coffee cups and their extensive use, and in light of this, many coffee shops now have recycling bins for their paper cups.

Cafe Nero has also worked to improve its recycling strategies in general. Last year the company recycled over 154,000 kilogrammes of cardboard from its London stores alone, a staggering amount.

With the ever-increasing popularity of coffee shops, perhaps in the not too distant future, we will be running our cars and heating our homes on the waste products from our daily cup of coffee.

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The 5 Things You Should Never Order in a Coffee Shop

Worldwide, coffee is the most popular beverage, and in the United Kingdom, we drink nearly fifty-five million cups of it every day. Given its popularity, it comes as no surprise that the range of different coffees available in most coffee shops his enormous and, occasionally bewildering.

Never Order in a Coffee Shop However, according to baristas, there are five things you should NEVER order!

1: The Extra Hot Americano

We all know that ‘proper’ coffee should be made with water just off the boil, or you lose some of the aroma and flavour, so why on earth would we want to make it ‘extra hot’? It will take longer to reach a drinkable temperature too!

2: ‘Bone dry’ Cappuccino

Hang on, coffee is a drink, so it kind of has to be wet, right? Well, it turns out that a ‘bone dry’ cappuccino is just a cappuccino with the steamed milk left out. So an espresso with some foam on it. This might actually be okay, but according to the barista, it is a pain to make and ‘not even really a beverage’. Probably not going to be worth the cost really.

3: A Skimmed Soy Latte

The problem with this one is there is no such thing as skimmed soy milk. Since it is naturally already low in fat, there wouldn’t really be much point in making a low-fat version. And as a note of caution, ordering this might mean you end up with a latte made from half skimmed milk and half soy milk – not ideal if you can’t have cow’s milk.

4: An Almond Milk Cappuccino

As deliciously nutty as almond milk is, unfortunately it will just not form a froth like cow’s milk does; it just thickens up a bit. Which means you simply cannot make a proper cappuccino with it.

5: Anything Off The ‘Secret Menu’

The ‘secret menu’ trend works quite well in some restaurants, but really if that ‘secret coffee’ were so good would it not be on the normal menu?

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Would You Like a Whisky-Flavoured Coffee?

When it comes to delicious coffee flavours, there are certainly plenty to choose from, with coffee shops around the UK providing speciality coffees for customers. Choices such as caramel, hazelnut, mint, and gingerbread have become especially popular in recent times, but now customers will be able to purchase a new flavour that is bound to delight those who love their coffee and their whisky.

Bourbon Coffee

Jack Daniel’s is releasing a new whisky-flavoured coffee for those who love both drinks. The company’s website has described the new product as one hundred per cent Arabica coffee infused with the famous Tennessee bourbon.

And for those who are worried that drinking this coffee in the morning could put them over the legal driving limit, there is no need to fret as the coffee is alcohol-free. With Jack Daniels’ traditional vanilla and caramel flavours, this new whisky should prove popular with many people. And for those who like to keep their caffeine content low, a decaf version is available as well.

Delicious Blends
Nevertheless, here at Good Cup Coffee Company, we are sure not everyone will be thrilled with the idea of their coffee tasting like whisky. The notion of flavoured coffees is sacrilegious to many people who prefer their coffee to taste, well, like coffee!

We have a fabulous range of delicious blends available at wholesale prices. We use only the finest beans to ensure that customers always get that delicious aroma and crema. Our range of products includes mouth-watering hot chocolates for those cold winter’s nights.

If you are interested in wholesale coffee, then Good Cup Coffee Company can help. We also offer coffee machine rental as well as training and advice for those who want to open their own coffee shop. For more information, contact us today.

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