Life is a circle, all that grows returns to where it began, the earth. But how can we avoid growing unsustainably at the Earth's expense.Even the smallest action can affect the environment. Consider a cup of coffee, over two point two five billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide every day, and each of them has an impact. so how can we reduce the carbon footprint of a cup of coffee. Everything starts on the farm.Every decision farmers make has a knock-on effect,from the water they use to the types of trees they plant on their land .The Nespresso triple a sustainable quality program fosters long-term relationships with farmers, supporting them to farm in a more environmentally conscious way, while improving the quality and yield of their harvest. The program helps farmers on
their journey toward sustainable quality. But almost 50% of coffees carbon footprint is created in the kitchen. People use different methods to prepare coffee.French press ,filter drip, and automatic coffee machines, the carbon dioxide generated by each coffee comes from two main factors. The amount of grounds used and the energy needed to oil the water, heating more water than needed adds as much as 25% to the carbon produced from each drink, boiling excess water wastes time ,money ,and creates emissions. Nespresso machines use the
exact quantity of coffee, water, and electricity. The precision consumption is consistent every time, removing the variables, the margins of error and reducing coffees carbon footprint. But what about the packaging? The plastic used in some coffee capsules is often not easy to recycle and compostable capsules rarely break down completely.
Aluminum is infinitely recyclable, it's quality doesn't degrade, so it can be used again. Recycling aluminum uses 95 percent less energy than making it a new. Today around 28 percent of used Nespresso capsules are returned or recycling worldwide, and they reused aluminum from them contributes to producing other items. But it's not only the aluminum that gets recycled, the coffee grounds are used as compost and to produce biogas. It's almost impossible not to leave a carbon footprint behind, but making coffee sustainably and choosing to recycle can really make a difference.