From start to finish

Coffee generates a lot of waste. Tonnes of organic and water waste is produced processing coffee at origin and thousands of takeaway cups end up in landfill in consuming countries. Between the two, a large amount of plastic disposable packaging is used to transport coffee.

Because waste exists throughout the supply chain, Clark St Coffee Roasters in Melbourne believes a holistic approach to sustainability is necessary. Founder Melissa Floreani tells BeanScene that Clark St aims to make its coffee supply chain plastic-free. One way it has done this is swapping to coffee packaging that is 100 per cent compostable, including the one-way degassing valve.

“When I talk about it with baristas and customers, they touch and