K-CUP RECYCLING
It is estimated that over 1 billion k-cups are landfilled in Canada every year!
K-Cup Breakdown o Packaging – 4 grams o Coffee (68% h2o) – 23 grams o Total weight = 27 grams o 1 billion k-cups represents 23,000 tonnes of organic waste in landfill
Green Production Facility
BIOMASS BOILER RUNS ON DRIED COFFEE GRINDS
3D PRINTING WITH WASTE PLASTICS FROM K-CUPS
LANDFILL METHANE CH4 23,000 metric tonnes of waste coffee grounds contributes 60,000 metric tonnes of CO2 pollution.
Waste Characterization
Relatively Inert Moderately Decomposable Decomposable
Methane Generation Potential L0 (m3 methane/tonne) 20 120 160
Methane gas density: .6557 kg/m3 (source = BC Gov. )
160 x .6557 x 25 (CH4 = 25x times more than CO2e)/1,000 = 2.6 metric tonnes CO2e diverted per metric tonne food waste. Carbon cost @ $50mt = $50mt x 2.6 = $130 mt
1 metric tonne of waste coffee grinds dehydrates to 320kg of usable biomass. Dry coffee = 10,000 btu/lb
Waste coffee from K-cups equates to 7,360 tonnes biomass.
Combustion of biomass displaces natural gas as the fuel. Carbon dioxide emissions are deemed to be “carbon neutral� in most GHG programs because the carbon dioxide is part of the carbon-cycle. Based on 8,610 BTU per pound the emission reduction is .00387 tonnes carbon dioxide per pound of biomass combusted (8.5 tonnes CO2e per metric tonne of biomass). Brightspot Climate Inc.
K-CUP RECYCLING SERVICE
Customer Location
SCALING UP
Charge a $.05 deposit on each K-Cup. Manage the program through the existing bottle recycling infrastructure.
10 metric tonne system
Proprietary Rapid Dehydration Technology. Mechanical room.
90kw per hour system.
www.ExecutiveMat.ca 1-877-720-6287
Addressing climate change one K-Cup at a time!