An App for Recycling Coffee Ground

It’s such a shame that the 800 thousand tons of Spent Coffee Grounds (SCG) produced globally every year, with their potential to be re-utilized as a valuable recourse, end up in the landfill, resulting in millions of tons of methane emissions. The project takes on a circular mindset and unlocks the untapped power of coffee grounds.

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As the lead designer in the team of 4, by providing a frictionless collection process that is fun and engaging, we designed solutions that encourage and educate people on the circular SCG business model, growing sustainable habits, and building a robust and sustainable community in the process. When our users contribute coffee grounds they collect, the GroundUP team uses them to make furniture and logs to cut down fewer trees.