第1544期:What can you do with used coffee?

It's the most popular drink worldwide. According to the British Coffee Association, approximately two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day. But after the beans have been picked, roasted and brewed, the grounds are often disposed of as waste. With the environment and resource consumption such hot topics at the moment, wouldn't it be great if we could reuse this waste to make something useful? Well, you can.它是全球最受欢迎的饮品。根据英国咖啡协会的数据，每天消耗大约 20 亿杯咖啡。但在豆子被采摘、烘烤和酿造后，咖啡渣通常被当作废物处理掉。环境和资源消耗是当下的热门话题，如果我们能把这些废物再利用起来做一些有用的事情不是很好吗？嗯，你可以。The company OCHIS manufactures sunglasses. Max Havrylenko, founder of the company, was searching for an alternative substance to plastic. He wanted to 'solve the problem of plastic use and overconsumption', he told the BBC. OCHIS fuses the grounds with vegetable oils, forming a bond. These are pressed into plates which are durable and flexible. These are then cut into the arms and frames of the glasses. "Don't worry," he says, "They won't dissolve in the rain."OCHIS 公司生产太阳镜。该公司的创始人 Max Havrylenko 正在寻找塑料的替代材料。他告诉 BBC，他想“解决塑料使用和过度消费的问题”。OCHIS 将地面与植物油融合在一起，形成一种结合。这些被压成耐用且灵活的板。然后将它们切割成眼镜的臂和框架。“别担心，”他说，“它们不会在雨中溶解。”Rosalie McMillan, a London jeweller, uses recycled coffee grounds along with gold and silver to make handcrafted jewellery. She mixes the coffee with oils and subjects it to heat and pressure to create a compound she calls 'Çurface'. Her website claims it has a 'beautiful surface quality and texture' with similar properties to hardwood.伦敦珠宝商 Rosalie McMillan 使用回收的咖啡渣以及黄金和白银制作手工珠宝。她将咖啡与油混合，并对其加热和加压，制成一种她称之为“Çurface”的化合物。她的网站声称它具有“美丽的表面质量和质地”，具有与硬木相似的特性。What about a coffee cup made from them? Kaffeeform is a German-based company that transforms used grounds and renewable plant-based raw materials into a durable composite. This is shaped into a variety of containers and polished and finished, ready to be sold. So, you can drink your coffee from a cup made of coffee.用它们制成的咖啡杯怎么样？Kaffeeform 是一家德国公司，将使用过的地面和可再生植物原料转化为耐用的复合材料。这被塑造成各种容器并抛光和完成，准备出售。所以，你可以用一杯咖啡来喝咖啡。And it doesn't stop there. Even without a factory, you can make use of coffee grounds. They make excellent fertiliser. You can exfoliate with them, or mix them with water to make a sepia-toned paint. And the list goes on. So next time you finish your morning cup, save the grounds.它并不止于此。即使没有工厂，您也可以使用咖啡渣。他们是优秀的肥料。您可以用它们去角质，或将它们与水混合制成棕褐色油漆。而这样的例子不胜枚举。因此，下次您完成早晨的杯子时，请保存地面。It's the most popular drink worldwide. According to the British Coffee Association, approximately two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day. But after the beans have been picked, roasted and brewed, the grounds are often disposed of as waste. With the environment and resource consumption such hot topics at the moment, wouldn't it be great if we could reuse this waste to make something useful? Well, you can.The company OCHIS manufactures sunglasses. Max Havrylenko, founder of the company, was searching for an alternative substance to plastic. He wanted to 'solve the problem of plastic use and overconsumption', he told the BBC. OCHIS fuses the grounds with vegetable oils, forming a bond. These are pressed into plates which are durable and flexible. These are then cut into the arms and frames of the glasses. "Don't worry," he says, "They won't dissolve in the rain."Rosalie McMillan, a London jeweller, uses recycled coffee grounds along with gold and silver to make handcrafted jewellery. She mixes the coffee with oils and subjects it to heat and pressure to create a compound she calls 'Çurface'. Her website claims it has a 'beautiful surface quality and texture' with similar properties to hardwood. What about a coffee cup made from them? Kaffeeform is a German-based company that transforms used grounds and renewable plant-based raw materials into a durable composite. This is shaped into a variety of containers and polished and finished, ready to be sold. So, you can drink your coffee from a cup made of coffee.And it doesn't stop there. Even without a factory, you can make use of coffee grounds. They make excellent fertiliser. You can exfoliate with them, or mix them with water to make a sepia-toned paint. And the list goes on. So next time you finish your morning cup, save the grounds.