Turning coffee grounds into fuel at a circular roastery in Japan

The coffee festival "TOKYO COFFEE FESTIVAL 2025 Spring" will be held for two days on May 31st (Sat) and June 1st (Sun) 2025 in the courtyard of the United Nations University. "TOKYO COFFEE FESTIVAL" is one of the largest coffee events in Japan, which has been held since the fall of 2015. At the "Farmers Market" held every weekend at the United Nations University, you can enjoy the sale of specialty coffee, sweets, goods, and live jazz bands for …

Turning coffee grounds into fuel at a circular roastery in Japan

A new coffee roasting facility, ATARAO, is a collaboration between Ergana Design and COVE COFFEE ROASTERS. Together, they’ve introduced a system that reuses 100% of collected coffee grounds as a fuel source to roast new coffee beans, turning what is typically seen as waste into a key part of a circular production process. Every year, Japan consumes about 400,000 tonnes of coffee beans, contributing to a growing volume of coffee grounds that are …