How many cups of coffee are in the room?

What happens next

Landfills are the third largest source of CH4 emissions in the United States. For more information see the U.S. Inventory's Waste chapter.

Anaerobic Digestion Why Does it Matter?

About Methane GasEnvironment•Methane is a "greenhouse gas." Atmospheric methane traps infrared radiation from the earth, which causes a rise in the atmospheric temperature. •Once in the atmosphere, methane can linger for around 12 years. •According to the EPA, there is around 220 times more carbon dioxide in the air than methane, but methane is nearly 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide at increasing atmospheric temperature over a hundred years. The northern hemisphere has a larger concentration of atmospheric methane due to the concentration of human and natural sources of methane emissions.

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So what can we do

•Take home your used coffee grounds

Bean to Cup

A few facts about coffee - It’s grown at high altitudeIt is slightly acidicIt starts as a cherryThe bean is roasted close to where it’s drunkIt’s husks are compostable tooOrganic coffee has more in it than non-organic

How can you use coffee•Fertilizer•Compost•Repellent•Worm feed•Mushroom fodder•Mulch•Home ideas•Body Scrub http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrM7cHArH20 •http://www.ecoholic.ca/coffescrub/ for a great recipe – Note these do not keep!

Barriers•Storage

•Encourage stores to repack grounds in old coffee bags•Ad hoc basis

•Transportation•Decentralise – get local people to carry their own coffee waste

•Time•Explore the slow movement and building community relations

•Effort•Inspire

•Knowledge•Direct users to http://groundtoground.org

•Health and Safety laws / knowledge – •Fact anyone collecting waste for not-for-profit enterprises will not need a waste carrier license of any sort until December 2013. New regulations will come out which means that not-for profit waste carriers will have to register for Tier 1

Just Do it

ContactDeborah 07929 030 488londongroundtoground@gmail.com