JOB CREATION FOR THE NEW LOW CARBON ECONOMY
CLIMATE CRISIS ACTION PLAN – PILOT STUDY USED COFFEE POD UPCYCLING SUSTAINABILITY LEDGER ELIGIBLE
SINGLE SERVICE COFFEE PODs ARE BIG RETAIL BUSINESS
SINGLE SERVICE COFFEE PODs ARE BIG ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM
Methane (CH4) is a 25x more potent GHG then CO2
Coffee POD Recycler ▪ Shreds ▪ Dehydrates ▪ Separates
UPCYCLE
SUSTAINABILITY LEDGER ELIGIBLE
Coffee Oil Extracted for use in Cosmetics Industry
Once the Oil is Extracted – Grinds are milled into a gluten-free flour.
Oils extracted from spent coffee grinds using super critical carbon dioxide process. Proven to be a superior anti-wrinkle skin moisturizer.
Ground Up Coffee Oil based skin care!
Once oil is extracted, used coffee becomes an excellent healthy gluten-free baking product without the coffee taste.
Reduction47 million lbs. CO2
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35 Retail Stores Participating in pilot. Each store has a recycle bin strategically placed in their store. 70 bins are purchased to initiate the pilot. Estimated cost: $45,000. Executive Mat Service will provide on-site exchange of carts full of spent k-cups with empty carts for next collection cycle. Carts full of spent coffee pods are returned to the Executive Mat Service recycle facility. Retail store to develop marketing story surrounding pilot. Executive Mat Service to repurpose coffee pods back into new marketable products.
SUSTAINABILITY LEDGER ELIGIBLE