Costa Coffee brews up extended Bio-bean partnership

James Murray
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Coffee chain inks new two year deal to ensure its used coffee grounds are recycled, delivering significant emissions savings in the process

The coffee beans used to make your morning brew could be enjoying a second life as food flavouring, bioplastics, cosmetics, or sustainable fire logs. Costa Coffee announced today that following the...

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