Overview
What if your morning coffee could keep creating value long after the last sip? Every year, Swiss households generate tons of coffee waste that is rich in untapped potential, yet most of it ends up discarded. Kaffa and HSLU are exploring a groundbreaking solution: a circular system that transforms household coffee grounds into valuable resources while engaging consumers, businesses, and communities in a scalable sustainability ecosystem.
But can households be motivated to participate? Can coffee residues be collected conveniently, hygienically, and at scale? And can a viable business model emerge from what is currently treated as waste? This project tackles these interconnected challenges head-on, testing a novel combination of behavioral activation, reverse logistics, incentives, and circular value creation that could redefine how we think about coffee consumption and waste.
