Gangnam-gu Leads in Coffee Grounds Recycling, Recruiting Participants for Resource Circulation Again This Year
Gangnam-gu Renews Business Agreement with Cheonil Energy for Coffee Grounds Recycling
Gangnam-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) announced on the 13th that it will take the lead in resource circulation by renewing its business agreement with Cheonil Energy Co., Ltd., a company specializing in coffee grounds recycling.
Since 2023, the coffee grounds recycling project jointly operated by Gangnam-gu and Cheonil Energy collects large amounts of coffee grounds (coffee residue) generated at coffee shops and recycles them into compost, solid fuel, and other products through a public-private partnership. By collecting coffee grounds, which are mostly disposed of as general waste, and utilizing them as resources, both landfill and incineration costs and carbon emissions can be reduced.
Last year, about 540 tons of coffee grounds were collected in Gangnam-gu, accounting for 22% of the total collection volume in Seoul (2,405 tons), the highest among the 18 autonomous districts participating in Seoul’s coffee grounds recycling project.
This year, the district will continue to promote and guide participation in the project targeting 1,443 coffee shops within the district. Interested businesses can apply by filling out and submitting an application form on the Gangnam-gu Resource Circulation Portal. Afterward, coffee grounds generated at each store should be disposed of separately, and the waste collection and transportation agency will collect them collectively to enable recycling.
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District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong said, “We ask for active interest and participation in the coffee grounds recycling project, which helps coffee shops save on waste disposal costs and reduces carbon emissions for local governments,” adding, “We will continue to discover various resource circulation projects to create an eco-friendly city, Gangnam.”
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