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- Coffee cups made from a sand material inspired by dunesInspired by ever shifting dunes, The Foundry by Tinkah developed a mouldable material made with desert sand, which they used to produce coffee cups.…
- Yoga gear made from coffee grounds and crab shellsYoga is all about finding inner peace, but what if you can’t stop wondering during your meditation what will happen with your yoga clothes…
- A flower pot made of coffee groundsDutch flower pot manufacturer Elho developed flowerpots in various sizes made of waste coffee grounds. The flower pots is made from 100% recycled waste,…
- Stronger concrete made with coffee groundsResearchers at RMIT in Australia found that concrete can be made up to 30% stringer by replacing part of the sand with spent coffee…
- A watch made of coffee groundsSaid to be the world’s first, German watch manufacturer Lilienthal Berlin released a series of watches made of recycled coffee grounds. All named after…
- A leather-like material made of crab shells and coffee groundsCalled Tômtex, the biomaterial is created from shell seafood waste and coffee grounds, a sustainable alternative instead of faux and animal leather. Uyen Tran,…
- Charge Your Phone With a Cup of Hot CoffeeRecognized around the world for tackling every day problems in order to improve people’s lives, Ann Makosinksi is an 18 year old inventor and…
- Tea And Coffee Waste Become 3D Printed Design ObjectsThe exhibition After the Last Sip explores how used tea leaves and coffee grounds can become materials for furniture, lighting and sculptural objects. Presented…
- 3D printed furniture made of coffee groundsLowpoly, a Spanish 3D printing company, 3D printed furniture made with coffee grounds for a coffee shop in Barcelona. The coffee shop of D-Origen…
- 3D printing with coffee groundsResearchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, US, developed a methods for 3D printing a wide range of object using a paste of waste…
- Lamps made of beer and coffee wasteItalian sustainable design practice High Society designed a series of lamp shades made from by-products of beer and coffee production. To make the lights,…
- Coffee-Roasting Side Streams Provide Colour For Packaging InkA Finnish research and industry collaboration has developed a water-based printing ink using colourants obtained from coffee-roasting side streams. In August 2026, the partners…
- Coffee Grounds Upcycled Into Biodegradable Thermal InsulationSpent coffee grounds could find a second life as high-performance thermal insulation. Researchers have developed a fully biobased composite that offers a renewable alternative…
- From Coffee Sack to Biobased Felt: Re-Yut-Cel Reimagines Textile WasteA consortium of Dutch and international partners has found a new life for the thousands of jute coffee sacks discarded each year. The project,…
- Vehicle parts made with coffee chaffCar company Ford Motor Company and restaurant chain McDonald’s USA teamed up to reuse McDonald’s waste coffee chaff in the production of vehicle parts.…
- CupCycling: from disposable coffee cup to colourful paperUK paper company James Cropper developed CupCycling, a method to upcycle to-go coffee cups into paper. Disposable coffee cups are an increasingly environmental headache.…
- 3D Printed Biodegradable Material from Coffee Grounds and Reishi MushroomsResearchers at the University of Washington have developed an innovative material made from coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores that can be 3D printed…
- A stool made of spent shower sponges and coffee groundsMaster students at Columbia University GSAPP in the US designed a stool made of plant-based by-products, including luffa sponges and coffee grounds. Called Luffa…
- A (new and improved) bicycle made of recycled coffee cupsCoffee brand Nespresso and Swedish cycle and lifestyle brand Vélosophy designed a new and improved model of the in 2019 presented bicycle, made of…
- Eco-friendly printing with beer, coffee and hempThis month, 3d printing filament company 3Dom USA in collaboration with biocomposite company c2Renew presented their latest product 'Entwined', a biobased, sustainable 3d printing…
- Locally Sourced Cedar Shapes Sustainable Pavilion in Panama’s Coffee HighlandsArchitecture practice Mallol has completed El Arca, a private timber pavilion in Nueva Suiza, Chiriquí, Panama. The project demonstrates how locally sourced materials and…
- Bee2C: A Circular Beehive from Mycelium and Recycled Coffee WasteThe Bee2C project demonstrates how organic waste can be transformed into a structural, functional, and ecological material solution. By cultivating mycelium on a substrate…
- Unstainable: Please Spill Coffee On This MaterialThanks to the latest in nanotech coating technology, the most elegant white surface or shirt can stay that way. This so-called 'Unstainable White Shirt'…
- Coffee Flour: Turning Waste Into A New SuperfoodThe coffee industry produces substantial amounts of waste each year. One of these waste product is coffee cherry pulp, a byproduct of green coffee…
