A couple of days ago I went to my mother's workplace - a large office center in the North of Moscow. I was having lunch at the office canteen when I noticed the cleaning lady washing the coffee machine. I asked her if she could give me used coffee grounds instead of tossing them away in the bin. She did.
I have heard plenty of ways to reuse coffee grounds and always thought it was an awesome way of contributing towards making our world a cleaner place to be. I was very excited about getting these used coffee grounds and was surprised at how easily accessible they are!
If you follow this link: http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/06/08/16-ways-to-reuse-old-coffee-grounds/ you'll find 16 ways of reusing old coffee grounds.
This is what I did with mine:
- used them as skin exfoliant
- massaged them into my hair for beautiful shine (which frankly to my huge disappointment wasn't achieved)
- made post-washing-up hand deodorant
- used as a fertilizer for my window sill plants
- mixed with water to make "the paint" which I used for my "Live Green" poster
I believe that reusing old coffee grounds is a great way of making your life just a little bit greener. That is why I intend to start collecting them from the coffee machine that I have at home (not sure how that is going to work out since I get my coffee from those Nespresso capsules) and attempting other ways of recycling them.
As for CAS Objectives, I think I:
- undertook new challenges
- engaged with issues of global importance
- considered the ethical implication of my actions
- was communicative, caring and open minded.
I love this idea. Small things do make a difference and it shows that you have been creative in the use of something that would have just been thrown away.
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