So, the opportunity to displace the imported fuels that cost us a lot of money as well as to cut CO2 in the process is our number one priority. Caffè Nero is recycling coffee grounds from 122 of its London shops to produce carbon pellets , which are used as fuel in wood burners and boilers . Recycling firm Green Mile collects the waste coffee from Caffè Nero 's locations and transports it to the Bio - bean recycling plant in Cambridgeshire . The scheme has been in operation since July 2016 , but was only announced last week . The coffee chain expects to have repurposed 500 tonnes of coffee grounds by the time the recycling scheme has been in place for one year .
Caffè Nero is recycling coffee grounds from 122 of its London shops to produce carbon pellets , which are used as fuel in wood burners and boilers . Recycling firm Green Mile collects the waste coffee from Caffè Nero 's locations and transports it to the Bio - bean recycling plant in Cambridgeshire . The scheme has been in operation since July 2016 , but was only announced last week . The coffee chain expects to have repurposed 500 tonnes of coffee grounds by the time the recycling scheme has been in place for one year .