Episode 24: Zero Waste Coffee and Tea Brewing: Everything You Need to Know for Sustainable Brewing at Home and Work

Published: April 9, 2020, 9 a.m.

Action 12- Eat Chocolate from a Supplier You Trust: https://www.sustainabilitymadeeasier.com/podcast/episode-12-chocolate, https://www.sustainabilitymadeeasier.com/homepage/action-12-chocolate, Action 22- Switch to Sustainable Toilet Paper, Tissue Products, & Alternatives: Why You Need to Do It & How! https://www.sustainabilitymadeeasier.com/podcast/episode-22-toilet-paper, https://www.sustainabilitymadeeasier.com/homepage/action-22-toilet-paper Website: https://www.sustainabilitymadeeasier.com/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SustainabilityMadeEasier/, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainabilitymadeeasier/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/EasySustainable, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbyxBjbj-cp6fEziJwldiIQ, Sustainability Made Easier Community: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SustainabilityMadeEasier/community/ References: [i] Backman, M. (2019, May 7). American spends almost $18,000 a year on nonessentials. Retrieved from USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/07/americans-spend-thousands-on-nonessentials/39450207/, [ii] National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Inc. (n.d.). The Economic Impact of the Coffee Industry. Retrieved from https://www.ncausa.org/Industry-Resources/Economic-Impact, [iii] National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Inc. (n.d.). Infographic: American Coffee Consumption 2020. Retrieved from https://www.ncausa.org/Industry-Resources/Market-Research/NCDT/NCDT-Infographic, [iv] Smith, O. (2017, October 1). Mapped: The countries that drink the most coffee. Retrieved from The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/countries-that-drink-the-most-coffee/, [v] Fiscal year ending September 2015- the most recent data available. Brown, D. (2019, March 19). K-cups and coffee capsules: Is your quick java fix killing the environment? Retrieved from USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/03/13/heres-why-your-used-k-cups-coffee-pods-arent-usually-recycled/3067283002/, [vi], [xviii] Brown, D. (2019, March 19). K-cups and coffee capsules: Is your quick java fix killing the environment? Retrieved from USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/03/13/heres-why-your-used-k-cups-coffee-pods-arent-usually-recycled/3067283002/, [vii] Thomas, V. M. (2014). Single-Serve Coffee: A Partial Environmental Inventory. School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and School of Public Policy: Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved from https://www2.isye.gatech.edu/, [viii] Government of Canada. (2015, March 18). The safe use of cookware. Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/household-products/safe-use-cookware.html, [ix] My son does this and I also saw Ashlee Piper suggest it on her Instagram Story in April 2020, [x], [xi] Forney, J. M. (n.d.). How to Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden. Retrieved from HGTV: https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/planting-and-maintenance/how-to-use-coffee-grounds-in-the-garden, [xii] Maier, C. (2018, December 17). Can Tea Grounds Help a Plant Grow? Retrieved from SF Gate: https://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-tea-grounds-plant-grow-70101.html, [xiii] I saw Lianne Bell suggest this on her Instagram Story in 2020, [xiv], [xvii] Foster, D. (2017, May 5). 5 Ways to Make Your Coffee Habit More Sustainable. Retrieved from I Need Coffee: https://ineedcoffee.com/5-ways-to-make-your-coffee-habit-more-sustainable/, [xv], [xvi] National Coffee Association of U.S.A., Inc. (n.d.). Single-Cup Brewing 2019. Retrieved from https://www.ncausa.org/Industry-Resources/Market-Research/Single-Cup-Brewing