Ultimate Coffee Sustainability – 4 Unique Ways You Can Recycle Your Used Coffee Grounds

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Don't throw those used coffee grounds out yet! Did you know they can be easily repurposed to improve your daily life while promoting sustainability? Here's how!

ThereΒ is nothing quite like the ritualization of waking up to a nice cup of vegan Nicaraguan coffee to jumpstart your day. Even the euphoric scent of it brewing up can boost your brainΒ into high function well before you even take the first sip. Now, as great asΒ this morning (or night) routine may be for you and the otherΒ 150 million daily coffee drinkers across America,Β what are you doing with those leftover coffee grains when all is said and done? Do you throw them away in the trash? Toss them out the window? Pour them down the garbage disposalΒ (a big no-no for your septic system)?Β 

If you answered yes to any of those methods, then stick around for a bit. The reality is that coffee grounds can be used for a whole array of things to promote at-home brewing sustainability.Β AndΒ to demonstrate that claim,Β here areΒ fouriconicΒ sustainable methodsΒ that you can easily get started with today.

1.Β Fertilizer for Gardens

If you have a garden, then save those precious coffee grounds and use them as fertilizer to help your garden grow! Adding coffee grounds enriches the soil because it provokes moreΒ earthworm activity. This is vital because those worms increase the amount of water and air that gets absorbed into the soil by breaking down the organic matter into things that the plants themselves can use.

2.Β Natural Skin Exfoliator

Alright, thisΒ one might sound a bit gross or repulsive at first glance, but understand that coffee grounds are excellent to add to your skincare routine.Β Putting those coffee grains into a nice container in your shower makes it easyΒ to use as an exfoliating facial/bodyΒ scrub.Β Alternatively, you can utilize it as an antioxidant facial mask. All you need to do is mix warmed coffee grounds withΒ unrefined coconut oil and raw almond milk to make a pasteΒ and then apply to your face in gentle, circular motions.Β After about 10 minutes,Β wash it off, and you are left with glowing, soft skin.

3.Β Pest RepellentΒ 

For those who have trouble with bugs like ant colonies, use those coffee grounds to your advantage to deter them from your property and home. Many bugs are not a fan of the intense acidsΒ and the scent coffee gives off. Spreading a 1-2-inch-thick layer of coffeeΒ grounds around the venerable areas of your home works like a charm to keep your home pest-free. Keep in mind that you will need to refresh those lines about every two weeks. Though collecting enough coffee grounds shouldn’t be hard if you are a dailyΒ vegan Nicaraguan coffee-drinker.

4.Β The Perfect Ice Remedy for Winter

If you live in a geographic location where winters tend to get pretty harsh, then thisΒ at-home brewingΒ sustainability option is ideal for you.Β Get a large barrel orΒ container that you can throw all your coffee grounds in when done. Collect it all through spring, summer, and fall. By the time you reach winter, you will have aΒ hefty collection of it to use as a walkway, step, and driveway deicer to keep you and your family safe from slipping.Β Coffee grounds are packed with natural acidity that is proven to melt the iceΒ and featuresΒ the same consistencyΒ of sand and salt to get that much-neededΒ friction/traction.

Conclusion

TheΒ Coffee Grounds Encore

TheΒ vegan Nicaraguan coffeeΒ experience does not have to end the moment you take your last sip from your mug. As you can see above, coffee groundsΒ areΒ an excellent way to instill at-home brewing sustainability.Β Those used up grounds have the ability to keep on giving after their initial purpose is done, and the sustainable methods are simple and highly rewarding.Β 

With that being said, allow your coffee grounds to have their encoreΒ debut. Choose one, or heck, even all of the methods above to achieve ultimate coffee sustainability.Β By doing so, it meansΒ you are not only investing in delicious coffeeΒ here atΒ Coffee Cart Boys, but are also doing your part to better the environment as a whole. So, drink up, and give coffee sustainability a shot because youΒ justΒ might be surprised at how muchΒ impact those coffee grounds actually have.

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ThereΒ is nothing quite like the ritualization of waking up to a nice cup of vegan Nicaraguan coffee to jumpstart your day. Even the euphoric scent of it brewing up can boost your brainΒ into high function well before you even take the first sip. Now, as great asΒ this morning (or night) routine may be for you and the otherΒ 150 million daily coffee drinkers across America,Β what are you doing with those leftover coffee grains when all is said and done? Do you throw them away in the trash? Toss them out the window? Pour them down the garbage disposalΒ (a big no-no for your septic system)?Β 

If you answered yes to any of those methods, then stick around for a bit. The reality is that coffee grounds can be used for a whole array of things to promote at-home brewing sustainability.Β AndΒ to demonstrate that claim,Β here areΒ fouriconicΒ sustainable methodsΒ that you can easily get started with today.

1.Β Fertilizer for Gardens

If you have a garden, then save those precious coffee grounds and use them as fertilizer to help your garden grow! Adding coffee grounds enriches the soil because it provokes moreΒ earthworm activity. This is vital because those worms increase the amount of water and air that gets absorbed into the soil by breaking down the organic matter into things that the plants themselves can use.

2.Β Natural Skin Exfoliator

Alright, thisΒ one might sound a bit gross or repulsive at first glance, but understand that coffee grounds are excellent to add to your skincare routine.Β Putting those coffee grains into a nice container in your shower makes it easyΒ to use as an exfoliating facial/bodyΒ scrub.Β Alternatively, you can utilize it as an antioxidant facial mask. All you need to do is mix warmed coffee grounds withΒ unrefined coconut oil and raw almond milk to make a pasteΒ and then apply to your face in gentle, circular motions.Β After about 10 minutes,Β wash it off, and you are left with glowing, soft skin.

3.Β Pest RepellentΒ 

For those who have trouble with bugs like ant colonies, use those coffee grounds to your advantage to deter them from your property and home. Many bugs are not a fan of the intense acidsΒ and the scent coffee gives off. Spreading a 1-2-inch-thick layer of coffeeΒ grounds around the venerable areas of your home works like a charm to keep your home pest-free. Keep in mind that you will need to refresh those lines about every two weeks. Though collecting enough coffee grounds shouldn’t be hard if you are a dailyΒ vegan Nicaraguan coffee-drinker.

4.Β The Perfect Ice Remedy for Winter

If you live in a geographic location where winters tend to get pretty harsh, then thisΒ at-home brewingΒ sustainability option is ideal for you.Β Get a large barrel orΒ container that you can throw all your coffee grounds in when done. Collect it all through spring, summer, and fall. By the time you reach winter, you will have aΒ hefty collection of it to use as a walkway, step, and driveway deicer to keep you and your family safe from slipping.Β Coffee grounds are packed with natural acidity that is proven to melt the iceΒ and featuresΒ the same consistencyΒ of sand and salt to get that much-neededΒ friction/traction.

Conclusion

TheΒ Coffee Grounds Encore

TheΒ vegan Nicaraguan coffeeΒ experience does not have to end the moment you take your last sip from your mug. As you can see above, coffee groundsΒ areΒ an excellent way to instill at-home brewing sustainability.Β Those used up grounds have the ability to keep on giving after their initial purpose is done, and the sustainable methods are simple and highly rewarding.Β 

With that being said, allow your coffee grounds to have their encoreΒ debut. Choose one, or heck, even all of the methods above to achieve ultimate coffee sustainability.Β By doing so, it meansΒ you are not only investing in delicious coffeeΒ here atΒ Coffee Cart Boys, but are also doing your part to better the environment as a whole. So, drink up, and give coffee sustainability a shot because youΒ justΒ might be surprised at how muchΒ impact those coffee grounds actually have.

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Sean is our spirited Creative Director and CMO at Coffee Cart Boys. After mastering much of the digital realm, he steers our website and executes our marketing strategies. A devoted coffee enthusiast, Sean has spent over 3 years globetrotting locally and internationally to uncover the finest beans, techniques, and flavors. His mission? To share his wisdom, and ultimately help you fall in love with coffee's purest flavor, while learning to appreciate its history, processing, and more.

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