Port of Amsterdam to have coffee grounds recycling plant
Prodock, the innovation hub in the port of Amsterdam, has a new acquisition: Caffe Inc. At this location, the company will start building a new recycling plant for coffee grounds. The brown residual product will be recycled into coffee oil.
Coffee oil is used in personal care products and coffee blocks, which are used in biobased materials. For every ton of coffee grounds processed, Caffe Inc saves about 400 kilograms of C02. That's as much as 16 trees take up in a year.
100% circular and natural ingredients
About 1% of a coffee bean ends up in a cup of coffee. The other 99% is coffee grounds and now ends up mostly as waste. In the Netherlands, about 250,000 tons of coffee grounds are produced each year. Due to the current processing of this "coffee waste," valuable raw materials are lost. It is also a lot less sustainable, as this processing process emits 8.5 million kilograms ofCO2 per year. This is why Caffe Inc is working hard to turn coffee grounds into 100% circular and natural ingredients. The high-quality oils from coffee grounds can be used in personal care products, such as face cream or a shampoo bar.
In addition, Caffe Inc makes coffee blocks from the coffee grounds. From these coffee blocks, for example, panels and sheet material can be made. The Amsterdam Climate and Energy Fund (AKEF) is financing the construction of the new factory. AKEF was founded by the City of Amsterdam. It finances projects that contribute to reducing the city'sCO2 emissions and have a positive impact on the environment.
