Coffee grounds
Gipuzkoa, Spain
- Type of waste
- agricultural
In Gipuzkoa, similarly to other large populated areas in Spain, coffee culture is overtaking the city. Coffee grounds are a common urban waste, with plenty of cafés and restaurants spread across the area, large amounts of used coffee accumulate daily.
Kafea
Kafea is a pioneering recycling initiative in Spain, promoted by the company Ekogras, which transforms coffee capsules and grounds into sustainable products through a circular economy process. It collects coffee capsules at established points, separates the coffee from the capsules, dries, and processes the waste to transform it into new products such as pots, substrates, and containers.