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How Can We Minimize The Waste Of Coffee?                                                                                                                                                                                          The third wave of coffee is not only great, but it is also ethical for the coffee industry to focus on traceability, and we can help coffee producing countries by buying every cup of delicious coffee.                                                                                                                                                                                          However, the facts show that the process of coffee growing is not environmentally friendly. In fact, coffee causes a lot of water pollution, destroys water sources in coffee-producing countries, and causes a loss of profit for producers.                                                                                                                                                                                          According to the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the waste water caused by the wet treatment process of coffee is 40 times higher than the average amount of wastewater consumed by the average city, and this level of waste has a huge impact.                                                                                                                                                                                          This means that not only can the environment be protected through coffee, but coffee can also bring further economic growth, so why not?                                                                                                                                                                                          If you want to learn more about coffee cultivation and the production process, https://roastercoffees.com/ provides you with various detailed coffee information.                                                                                                                                                                                          The waste caused by coffee cultivation                                                                                                                                                                                          So why is coffee farming not friendly to the environment?                                                                                                                                                                                          Let's think about the structure of the coffee fruit: pulp, pectin layer, parchment layer, silver skin and coffee beans, everyone is trying to get the innermost layer of coffee beans, usually discarding the outer four layers of material, it is better not to have them.                                                                                                                                                                                          Often they are unable to handle the wasted water and discharge it indiscriminately, causing water pollution.                                                                                                                                                                                          Wait, when is water used?                                                                                                                                                                                          This problem is often faced in the washing process, where the coffee fruit is treated with water and immersed in water, during this stage the pectin layer will detach and the remaining substances of the coffee fruit will be removed, these substances will remain in the water and the water will retain the nutrients of the fruit and make the water eutrophic.                                                                                                                                                                                          Eutrophication is the process of enriching a lake or any water with too many nutrients, which often occurs in agricultural areas. The process of eutrophication causes an excess of organic matter, such as algae, which can lead to a lack of oxygen in the water.                                                                                                                                                                                          The Environmental Protection Agency studied the eutrophication of rivers in Ethiopia and found that the water in the lower reaches of rivers adjacent to coffee plantations was significantly less oxygenated while nitrogen levels were increasing, which could be harmful to human health.                                                                                                                                                                                          Whether you drink coffee regularly or not, you need to keep one thing in mind - avoid overdrinking it. Why? Because excessive drinking can lead to excessive intake of caffeine, which can damage health. For a healthier coffee, you can use the free and handy caffeine calculator - https://roastercoffees.com/caffeine-calculator/                                                                                                                                                                                          What do coffee producers do with these residues?                                                                                                                                                                                          Habtamu Lemma Didanna of Wolaita Sodo University in Ethiopia has found that coffee pulp is a valuable resource for farmers in particular. Didanna found that coffee pulp can replace up to 20% of commercial feed for cattle, and that its nutritional composition and weight gain are no different from feed. These savings of up to 30% in animal feed costs represent the economic potential of coffee pulp for agriculture in coffee-growing countries.                                                                                                                                                                                          Not only does coffee pulp benefit cattle farmers, but after drying and partial fermentation, coffee pulp is an excellent fertilizer for mushroom growth. The mushrooms, which often take months to grow, can grow in just a few weeks with the help of coffee by-products, giving farmers a second good source of income; according to the New Agriculturist website, Tanzanian coffee producers have increased their income by growing mushrooms of high economic value, and because they grow quickly with the help of coffee pulp, coffee producers can grow and harvest mushrooms throughout the year. The mushrooms can be grown and harvested throughout the year. The proceeds from these sales have helped them to establish an education fund and to expand the land area for livestock farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                          If you like to roast fresh coffee beans at home, you need a professional coffee roasting level chart - https://roastercoffees.com/home-coffee-roasting/, that can help you roast beans to suit your taste.                                                                                                                                                                                          How can I reduce coffee residues at home?                                                                                                                                                                                          Coffee lovers in non-coffee producing countries may not be able to get coffee by-products from their farms, but that doesn't mean we can't do anything about it - we can grow our own mushrooms. Yes, people who live in the city can do it too, and mushrooms are perfect for spaces like windowsill gardening, where many independent coffee shops are starting to use coffee grounds exclusively, like WoodFruit, a company that specializes in mushrooms.                                                                                                                                                                                          For industrial use, London's Bio-Bean has developed a technology to turn coffee grounds into advanced biofuels, such as "biomass pellet fuel". They claim that biomass fuels can be used to power vehicles, and that biomass pellets can raise indoor and in-store temperatures. In fact, they hope that one day their biomass pellet fuel will even use coffee grounds to raise the temperature inside a particular store.                                                                                                                                                                                          Online Coffee Community: Coffee Corner - Gitter                                                                                                                                                                                          The potential power of Bio-Bean is amazing, not only in providing an environmentally friendly way to raise the temperature, but also in dramatically reducing coffee residue in London. It is estimated that Bio-Bean should be able to reuse 30,000 tons of coffee residue in the city of London. From the analysis, we are only talking about a 15% reduction of the estimated 200,000 tons of coffee residue in London, and that is only from coffee grounds.                                                                                                                                                                                          From the past to the present, coffee lovers have looked at the issue of coffee waste, and change is coming. With the rise of companies like Bio-Bean and more and more research into coffee by-products, there doesn't seem to be any unreasonable advice, and in the not-too-distant future, we may see coffee shops and coffee producers putting coffee grounds to good use again.                                                                                                                                                                                          Excited? So coffee lovers, let's pick up our coffee grounds and recycle them now!                                                                                                                                                                                          Relations: Gallery Of Coffee Lover                                                                                                                                                                                         

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