How can we tell that Fair Trade is successful and what’s the big secret to this program that is pivotal to it’s success and growth? The Fair Trade Basics – What is it? Firstly, what is Fair Trade? Fair Trade is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in [...]
Do you know who loves coffee more than us? Worms. Worms are addicted to coffee, which is why used coffee grounds are a key ingredient in your kitchen compost. If Earth Day has inspired you to start your own kitchen compost, then be sure to stock up on some organic coffee. We’re not just saying that [...]
BY WANDA CHOW, BURNABY NEWSLEADER It seems everyone at least knows someone with one of those trendiest of coffee makers, the one-cup-at-a-time types that have consumers eschewing bags of beans for boxes of plastic cups. But while the innovation has exploded in popularity the last couple of years, creating opportunities for those in the coffee industry, [...]
CNW GROUP New poll finds 82 per cent of Canadians want to see companies invest more in the development of smarter, greener products VANCOUVER, Dec. 3, 2014 /CNW/ - Canadian companies are far from making the honour roll when it comes to eco-conscious practices – 60 per cent of Canadians gave them a 'C' or [...]
BY TRICIA SMITH, SMART BLOGS. Sales of single-serve coffee pods continue to rise as consumers turn to one-cup brewers for their convenience and wide array of flavor options. But as more people choose single-serve pods as their preferred coffee method, concerns about the environmental impact of the non-recyclable, non-biodegradable pods have become harder to ignore. [...]
BY MATTHEW HOEKSTRA, RICHMOND REVIEW. A Richmond-based firm is taking the guilt out of convenience coffee.Canterbury Coffee recently introduced OneCoffee, a biodegradable, fair-trade, organic single-serve coffee container compatible with Keurig coffee makers. Derek Perkins, senior marketing manager at the 33-year-old East Richmond company, said consumer reaction has been overwhelming since the product hit retail shelves [...]
BY DAVID WORTHINGTON, SMART PLANET. Over 13 percent of offices and over 10% of U.S. households have bought into the single-serve coffee craze, but convenience has a price. Hundreds of millions of pounds of “pod” trash is entering landfills every year.Single-serve coffee is all the rage – even Starbucks is selling its own system in [...]
BY LEON KAYE. As the consumption of coffee pods surges in the U.S., so do the questions about their disposal and recycling. Although using a pod to make a cup of joe takes about the same amount of time as it does to fire up some water and then make a French press of coffee, [...]
BY BILL MAH, EDMONTON JOURNAL. Brewing coffee from single-serving pods may be convenient, but the waste it leaves behind bothered one Canadian company so much that it has developed a biodegradable version.Richmond, B.C.-based Canterbury Coffee, the second-largest Canadian specialty roaster, is launching OneCoffee, calling it the world’s first biodegradable coffee pod.“We’ve been looking at this [...]
