How to preserve coffee without affecting the environment?

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How to preserve coffee without affecting the environment? Environmental protection is a shared responsibility of the whole industry, including the coffee industry. Soil, water, and wind grow, blowing into small coffee beans a unique flavor so that when it leaves the motherland, coffee returns to protect the place where it was born.

How to reduce the environmental impact of green coffee storage?

One of the methods to help preserve coffee longer is to use standard packaging. The material of these packaging must be environmentally friendly to contribute to solving pollution. Because every year, roasters and factories,… discharge a huge amount of coffee packaging.

Reducing the environmental impact of coffee storage through “benign” packaging

Suppliers can refer to some of the following packaging materials to preserve coffee for a long time and protect the environment.

Jute bag, sack bag (fique)

Fique is a natural fiber similar to jute that can be used for packaging when dried. Bags made from these plant materials are completely compostable, making them an eco-friendly option for green coffee packaging.

While jute and fique are technically biodegradable, this largely depends on how the material is handled. If these bags are sent to a landfill, it is tough for them to biodegrade correctly. This is because landfill conditions often lack optimal sunlight and oxygen levels, making it difficult or impossible to dispose of biodegradable materials properly.

The disadvantage of this bag for storing green coffee is that it is easy to absorb water, so it is often not the preferred choice to keep the freshness of the beans. In addition, natural fibers increase the risk of contamination from odors that can negatively affect the organoleptic properties of the coffee.

Use recycled or compostable coffee materials for packaging to preserve green coffee.

Thanks to recyclable materials, the amount of packaging discharged into the environment is significantly reduced. Compared to single-use bags, recycled materials are the best solution for the environment.

Minimizing the environmental impact of green coffee storage by balancing carbon

Reducing carbon emissions while focusing on preserving fresh coffee is a topic of great interest to many people.

To balance its carbon footprint, the company also runs an eco-friendly regenerative restoration initiative, planting native trees in the El Amparo nature reserve, located in the Eastern Plains of Colombia.

Using more reusable and recyclable packaging has become essential as part of efforts to push coffee companies to become certified carbon neutral.

Easy-to-understand carbon offsets and offsets have become more common in the coffee supply chain over the past few years. Essentially, companies can invest in their own or someone else’s supply chain to reduce their carbon footprint – even if it’s somewhere else in the industry.

Minimizing the environmental impact of coffee storage is the way to sustainable coffee production.

Above, 43 Factory Coffee Roaster has sent to readers solutions and suppliers’ efforts to reduce environmental impact when preserving coffee.

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