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The Circ​ular Life of Coffee Grounds and Plastic Bottles

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Traditional Uses of Coffee Grounds

Most people do not reuse coffee grounds. On the other hand, the way of traditional coffee grounds is for home use. Most people use discarded coffee grounds as fertilizers. Coffee grounds have a nitrogen content of 2%. They reduce the pH value of the soil and also promote nitrogen consumption. Microbes in the soil grow, and the microbes then break down the coffee grounds, which provide plant nutrients. Coffee grounds can also be used to make coffee mosquito coils since mosquitoes repel the aroma of coffee. When coffee beans are roasted, they have a porous structure, they contain the element carbon, so they can absorb moisture and deodorize. For now, there are many people who have pets who add coffee grounds and pet body wash together to clean their pets, which has the function of preventing parasites. Also, coffee grounds contain caffeine, which helps humans exfoliate and detoxify, promote blood circulation, and achieve beauty effects. 

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How Coffee Grounds Add Functionality and Value to Products

The traditional uses of coffee grounds are not enough for their value. Ccilu uses the technology of EVA to create shoes that will not cause a burden to the world. Coffee grounds can deodorize and dehumidify, also it is anti-UV. In Taiwan, there are often rainy seasons that cause problems with our shoes, causing them to need to be dehumidified and deodorized. So coffee grounds are recycled to make a pair of shoes, which can also reduce the burden on the earth's environment. To add functionality to the coffee grounds products Ccilu has tons of screening conditions in the selection of materials, but if their own understanding is valuable, and if it can improve our lives more, Ccilu continues finding ways of making shoes that can make the world a better place.