Top 10 Uses for Used Coffee Grounds

This from Curbly via Lifehacker...

I don't have a clue how much North Star produces in coffee grounds over the course of a year - but thinking about it, we go through a good few kilos of coffee per week and all those grounds just get tipped into the bin. I've often thought that there must be some sort of use that all this waste can be put to (to be fair, I was aware that they made decent compost, but then again, I don't have a garden!) ... so here is a definitive list entitled "The Top Ten Uses for Used Coffee Grounds".

It's a shame they're all a bit lame! I was hoping for some alchemical method of turning them into gold dust!

Tags: coffees, coffee grounds, coffee machine, compost, lifehacker, north star

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5 Responses to “Top 10 Uses for Used Coffee Grounds”

Russell Wilcox on June 26th, 2007 4:57 pm

If it really works to reduce cellulite... It may just be worth it's weight in gold... Better hope the other half loves the smell of coffee though... I suggest an old compost bin in the corner of the Deli... And, "Oh argh, you're self sufficient my lover...!" (Said in mock country accent)
Ariel on June 27th, 2007 10:34 am

I read somewhere that too many coffee grounds in the compost mix makes it too acidic, which isn't always ideal, so you'd have to make sure you balanced it out with plenty of veg waste etc.
John on June 27th, 2007 4:44 pm

How many is too many?
Deanna Thomas on June 28th, 2007 11:25 am

We're growing a blueberry bush this year and all the books say it loves an acidic soil. I didn't know how to achieve that until reading this helpful hint. Thank you North Star.
John on June 28th, 2007 11:31 am

Hmmm... I see a commercial opportunity here! "North Star Coffee Grounds" - a bargain at... what... a fiver a kilo?