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Your Next Pair of Sneakers Could be Made from Coffee

Aug 11, 2020

As the fashion industry creates sustainable clothing, a team in Helsinki developed a sneaker using coffee grounds and recycled water bottles. As a runner, I love the idea of a light weight sneaker that minimizes the smell of sweaty feet while also helping our planet! The ability for a coffeeshop to sell its leftover coffee […]

As the fashion industry creates sustainable clothing, a team in Helsinki developed a sneaker using coffee grounds and recycled water bottles. As a runner, I love the idea of a light weight sneaker that minimizes the smell of sweaty feet while also helping our planet!

The ability for a coffeeshop to sell its leftover coffee grounds and generate cash rather than contribute to landfills is a huge win.

What creative idea do you have for your coffee grounds? I put them in my garden to help fertilize my hydrangeas!

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