AIMPLAS produces plastic film from coffee waste

In Spain, AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center said has produced a plastic film from used coffee grounds. The company noted that this development was carried out within the framework of the European WaysTUP! Project, financed by the Horizon H2020 program. “WaysTUP! is a clear example of how biowaste can play an important role in the transition towards a circular economy by avoiding biowaste generation and harnessing its potential as a source of high-value secondary resources. In our case, we’re transforming coffee waste into plastic film for packaging. Meanwhile, other project partners, such as SAV – Agricultores de la Vega de Valencia, are project coordinating partners responsible for recovering waste to produce food additives, feed and oils for the food and cosmetic industries,” said Nuria López, the project’s principal investigator at AIMPLAS. The biobased plastic film produced by AIMPLAS was obtained from PHA from restaurant coffee grounds collected by UK firm Bio-Bean. AIMPLAS first formulated the PHA so it could be processed by extrusion and then manufactured the film, which can be used in different types of flexible packaging.

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