-ipa t1_iuye3dl wrote
Reply to comment by MassGaydiation in Researchers fed microalgae on leftover coffee grounds to produce high-quality biodiesel | It could decrease reliance on palm oil to produce biofuel. by chrisdh79
Doesn't it cost a ton of money and CO² to produce all that coffee and transport it? Or is it significantly less than production and transport of palm oil?
MassGaydiation t1_iuyg5pm wrote
I think the assumption is the coffee is going to get drunk anyway, so this will at least use the grounds up afterwards
monos_muertos t1_iuymql1 wrote
I've been using coffee ground on my compost and it's really been working out. I take several used cartridges, dump them into a container, let the mycelium spread, then put it on top of the compost that will be used in the current year.
MassGaydiation t1_iuymxyn wrote
Fair enough, i can still see the value in this though, especially for big companies
brendanflaherty1983 t1_iv0qsx8 wrote
Palm oil production is incredibly bad for the environment, but all of the current alternatives are worse. New technologies such as this that could potentially be a net positive for the environment are really exciting.
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