Upcycle Coffee Grounds Into Body Scrub, Keep Out Of Landfills
Whenever medical doctor, Dr Janira Kumari brews a pot of coffee, she makes a conscious effort to keep the used coffee grounds to make a body scrub.
Otherwise, she will get some of the coffee grounds from the nearest coffee shops or restaurants to keep them out of landfills. "Many people don't know or realise that the coffee ground can be reused to make our own luscious scrub for beauty.
"It is also kinder to the environment and helps to stretch our money further," said the co-founder of Zero Waste Earth Store during a demonstration speech on 'Gaya Hidup Hijau' (Green Lifestyle) organised by Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, recently. Dr Janira was one of the speakers at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) event on March 29, aimed at teaching Malaysians different ways to reduce waste and practice green lifestyle in order to conserve the environment.
Based on data from the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), Malaysians are drinking more coffee and loving it – so much so that Malaysia is ranked third among 58 countries in Asia Pacific, with the biggest spike in coffee consumption in 2021.
According to the data, Malaysians' coffee consumption has grown by 73 per cent from 344,783 bags of coffee beans in 2020, finishing up to 597,064 in 2021. This means Malaysia consumed an extra 252,281 bags of coffee beans, with each bag weighing 60kg.
Otherwise, she will get some of the coffee grounds from the nearest coffee shops or restaurants to keep them out of landfills. "Many people don't know or realise that the coffee ground can be reused to make our own luscious scrub for beauty.
"It is also kinder to the environment and helps to stretch our money further," said the co-founder of Zero Waste Earth Store during a demonstration speech on 'Gaya Hidup Hijau' (Green Lifestyle) organised by Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, recently. Dr Janira was one of the speakers at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) event on March 29, aimed at teaching Malaysians different ways to reduce waste and practice green lifestyle in order to conserve the environment.
Based on data from the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), Malaysians are drinking more coffee and loving it – so much so that Malaysia is ranked third among 58 countries in Asia Pacific, with the biggest spike in coffee consumption in 2021.
According to the data, Malaysians' coffee consumption has grown by 73 per cent from 344,783 bags of coffee beans in 2020, finishing up to 597,064 in 2021. This means Malaysia consumed an extra 252,281 bags of coffee beans, with each bag weighing 60kg.