date:May 10, 2016
ndrical blocks were made using coffee grinds from cafes near Swinburne University of Technologys Hawthorn campus. On average, each caf disposes of 150kgs of coffee grinds weekly.
Professor Arulrajah said as an avid coffee drinker he could see baristas throwing away coffee grounds and so decided to test it as an engineering material.
We estimate that the coffee grounds from Melbournes cafs could be used to build five kilometres of road per year, said Professor Arulrajah.
This would reduce land