Abstract
Universities must be committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), hel** cities to become sustainable, healthy, and inclusive communities. In this context, composting to value organics at the generation site represents a concrete contribution. Daily coffee consumption contributes to generate high amounts of coffee residue in various environments, including schools. This residue presents high organic contents, attracting attention due to its recycling potential. This study reports practical aspects of sustainability focusing on valorization of coffee grounds generated in a Mining company and a Brazilian technical and higher education institution. The waste generated on the study sites, resulting from coffee preparation, was estimated at 95.02 t/year or 127.32m3/year. By diverting this amount from landfills and treating it via composting, it is contributing to the construction of a circular economy in the region. This amount of waste, being mixed with other organic wastes generated in the education institution in the proportion of coffee grounds at 20% can produce 17.1 t/year of organic compound, priced at 108,000.00 reais (1.00 dollar is equivalent to 5.57 reais). The decentralized production of organic compound aligns itself harmoniously with goals 11 and 12 of the UN Agenda 2030, stimulating the practice of local actions focused on a global thinking based on the social, economic, and environmental pillars.
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Ribeiro, I.C., Bringhenti, J.R., Pires, P.D.Z., Korres, A.M.N. (2023). Practical Aspects of Sustainability and Its Relationship with the Valorization of Coffee Grounds Generated in a Brazilian Educational Institution. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Doni, F., Salvia, A.L. (eds) Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04560-8_104
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