Everything we humans use or consume has an impact on the environment. We all have the opportunity to make a positive contribution to our planet. Something as simple as having a cup of coffee in the morning has an impact on the climate. If you want to optimize your environmental balance, you consciously choose coffee that is produced as sustainably as possible.
quantity is important
Portioned coffee systems such as CoffeeB, Migros’ innovation, are more sustainable than fully automatic machines and porta filters. Why? Why? most of the CO2-Footprint is formed during the cultivation of coffee, which is more than 50 percent. Therefore, the amount of coffee per cup is very important. CoffeeB, for example, has 30 percent less CO here2-Footprint more than fully automatic or portafilter.
With fully automatic machines or portafilters, approximately 100 – 125 cups of coffee can be prepared from one kilo of coffee. Capsule systems up to 175 glasses. Because only the amount of coffee beans, water and energy is used to make the perfect cup of coffee. This significantly reduces the ecological footprint and conserves resources.
Declaration of war on capsule waste
Coffee capsules are also criticized. 70 percent of aluminum and plastic capsules sold worldwide are thrown away each year. This creates 100,000 tons of capsule waste polluting the earth’s natural resources. Coffee Balls are developed in accordance with the Zero Waste philosophy: Coffee powder is pressed into a ball called the Coffee Ball and covered with a thin protective layer of natural origin. Coffee Balls do not require aluminum or plastic and are 100 percent compostable.
No more boring destruction
Many coffee capsules can be recycled if consumers dispose of them properly. However, as noted above, 70 percent of them end up in regular trash. Many shy away from the hassle of collecting used coffee pots separately and taking them to recycling points. In recent years, various suppliers have introduced compostable pods. However, most can be composted industrially, only very few can be composted at home. An additional problem is that recycling centers reject compostable pods because they are visually indistinguishable from industrial and domestic compostable ones. This should not have happened to the unencapsulated Migros capsule. With its thin, transparent skin, it resembles a small ball of chocolate and can be easily thrown into compost at home or in the garden.