Project aim
bio-bean is getting the world #poweredbycoffee
We recycle the waste coffee grounds from your morning cup of coffee into local, sustainable biofuels for your home, your city and now, our new product – Coffee Logs – allows you to heat your stove in winter and your BBQ this summer.
bio-bean is an award-winning, UK-based, clean technology company, the first in the world to industrialise the process of recycling waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels, displacing conventional fuels and chemicals in the process.
A few years ago, architecture student, Arthur Kay, was designing a coffee shop, when he came up with a crazy idea – what if coffee waste could be used to power our cities, buildings and even our cars? Where others saw waste, he saw an opportunity and set about turning this vision into a reality. Arthur founded bio-bean, which now owns and operates the world’s first coffee waste recycling factory with capacity to process 50,000 tonnes of waste coffee grounds a year (this accounts for one in ten cups of coffee drunk in the UK!). The bio-bean team is made up of 25 passionate biochemical engineers, mad scientists and eco-warriors and is in partnership with pioneering R&D, green energy and waste management companies.
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We have already recycled the waste from millions of cups of coffee and, this summer, through #VOOM, we are giving you the exclusive opportunity to power your BBQ, your pizza oven or your stove with Coffee Logs, helping us on our journey to get our cities #poweredbycoffee!
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We know this all sounds a bit wacky, so we want to tell you how we do it:
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Every year we burn millions of tonnes of imported, expensive and dirty wood and coal.
We thought there has to be a better solution and so, in response to this, we have developed a new product – Coffee Logs – biomass briquettes made from waste coffee grounds. They are a clean, cheap, local, sustainable (and fun!) alternative to dirty imported fuels. They are the perfect fuel for heating your home in winter or your BBQ this summer. This campaign gives you the exclusive, first chance to be part of this innovative product launch.
Designed, developed and manufactured by bio-bean in the UK, our patent-pending Coffee Logscan be used in a wide range of different appliances such as wood burning stoves, chimeneas, BBQs, pizza ovens, smokers or just on an open fire. When compared to conventional woody fuels, Coffee Logs:
Launching and distributing Coffee Logs at scale is expensive and we need your help to do this. Examples of a few costs we need to cover include expanding the existing factory, hiring a few more clever engineers, packaging, transport and finally delivery to you, our customers.
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In return for your contribution, you can get some amazing rewards such as:
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We have been lucky enough to receive support and awards from organisations such as:
We have recently been featured in:
Some great people have even been nice enough to publically express their support for bio-bean include:
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We’re on social media: Join the conversation by using the hashtag #poweredbycoffee, and connect with bio-bean on:
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Thank you for your support!
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