Upcyclofee

Animation

TEAM

DURATION

ROLE

Independent

Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

Storyboard Artist, Animator, Printmaker

OVERVIEW

Different methods and solutions are required at the international, regional, and municipal levels to address waste coffee grounds. This project experiments with multi-medium to convert waste into daily necessities. We are just beginning to shift toward making materials that will help mitigate or eliminate the environmental impact of single-use coffee grounds.

Will future generations be able to manufacture used coffee grounds and claim that our society dealt with them in time to avoid environmental catastrophes?

It is never too late to save our planet and coffee.

FEATURED IN

OUTCOME

Used Coffee Grounds: What can we do?

A short animation promoting new alternatives to reduce the waste of used coffee grounds.

Medium: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Screenprint, Coffee Painting, Procreate, Photoshops

UCA Canterbury Graduation Show 2022, Showcased in the reception

Graduation Show Shop 2022, *all prints sold out*

RESEARCH

Current Situation

Coffee is a way of life for most of us. The world’s population consumes over 2.25 billion cups of coffee daily. More than 381,000 tonnes of soggy, waste coffee grounds are produced annually. Less than 1% of this waste is recycled. Coffee grounds thrown away require at least 3 months to decompose, and people assumed it to have little environmental impact since coffee is biodegradable.

Used Coffee Grounds expose the aftermath of decomposing coffee grounds in landfills, which has generated methane, harming the environment. Throughout the project, we explore the possibility of rethinking how we produce and consume coffee. It encourages caffeine lovers to bring the used coffee grounds alive once again. It promotes and suggests innovative ideas to recycle coffee grounds and prevent the release of greenhouse gases during decomposition.

PROCESS