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grounds

Every year a large majority of spent coffee grounds are sent to landfills. With the rise in coffee culture and consumption, it is paramount to promote a sustainable alternative to educate consumers and put spent coffee grounds to good use.

Grounds is a product designed to promote sustainable waste reduction by taking cafes’ spent coffee grounds and using a comprehensive manufacturing appliance to transform them into biodegradable, nutrient-dense seed pods. Customers can plant them in their gardens, or spread them around their neighborhoods and communities. As the seed pods naturally decompose in the soil, spent coffee grounds bring new life.
Phone interface, displaying seed selecting option to connect to the machine. Exploded rendering of machine and its parts.Contextual rendering of several Grounds pods.Grounds app interface screens.Contextual rendering of Grounds pods being planted.