Plastics

Coffee Biomass

Coffee Biomass

Upcycling cell biomass from fermented coffee oil into the compounding of biopolymer and coffee grounds

Lead Organization: Grounded ApS

Project Period: June 2025 – May 2026

Project Status: In Progress 

Pool: TRACE Pool 3.2, TRACE Booster

The TRACE Booster project COFFEEBIOMASS aims to develop a sustainable disposable cup made from 100% waste materials, including spent coffee grounds and cell biomass from bioplastic production. By replacing refined biopolymers with untreated biomass, the project reduces CO₂ emissions, resource use, and production costs. It demonstrates how waste can be upcycled into valuable products within a circular economy.

Participating partners: Grounded ApS, Danish Technological Institute

 

 

Project Leader

Marcus Byrgesen

Mail: mb@groundedcups.com

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