{"id":21565,"date":"2021-07-11T11:58:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T11:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=21565"},"modified":"2021-07-11T20:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T20:30:20","slug":"starbucks-japan-boosts-its-recycling-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/starbucks-japan-boosts-its-recycling-game\/","title":{"rendered":"STARBUCKS JAPAN RAISES ITS RECYCLING GAME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of Starbuck\u2019s Planet-Positive <\/a>Agenda to limit wastage, its Japan operations will launch a series of recycling and reusing initiatives that include a coffee grounds recycling program, an in-store reducing and recycling program, and a cup share program.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starbucks has been collaborating with 28 local Japanese farmers since 2014 to recycle discarded coffee grounds and use them for agricultural compost and animal feed. Coffee grounds are the biggest contributor of waste for Starbucks\u2019 Japan operations, and the company hopes to reduce its coffee waste through this initiative by 50%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The farmers provide ingredients like vegetables, green tea and milk, which are then incorporated into local signature beverages. Recently, Starbucks has pushed for the reintroduction of these ingredients in Japanese stores. The newest additions to the menu are Root Vegetable Chicken Salad Wrap, Whole Carrot Cake and Matcha Cream Bar. John Culver, Channel Development and Global Coffee, Tea & Cocoa, stated:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n