6 Practical Ways To Reuse Coffee Grounds

So you’ve just finished making a cup of coffee and you are left with a small pile of used coffee grounds, ready to be thrown away. Did you know that there are actually many great ways to reuse your old coffee remains that are both easy to do and can benefit you everyday. Here is a list of 6 practical ways you can reuse coffee grounds:

Coffee Puck After Making An Espresso
  1. Fertilise Your Garden

Using coffee grounds as fertiliser is a great way to help microorganisms beneficial to plant growth thrive and improve soil drainage, aeration and water retention.

To use coffee grounds as fertiliser, work the coffee grounds into the soil around your plants. Leftover diluted coffee works well like this too.
— Gardening Know How
Compost Pile With Ground Coffee

2. Coffee Grounds Compost

By adding ground coffee to your compost, you can increase the amount of nitrogen present. The grounds are made of of approximately 2% nitrogen which is very beneficial to your compost pile.

3. Use As Bug Repellent

According to Hunker, burning used coffee grounds is a great way to repel mosquitoes. They (and other insects) are repelled by the smell given off when ground coffee is burned.

Cup Of Coffee With Brownie

4. Bake Coffee Flavoured Treats

Leftover coffee grounds can be used as a key ingredient of delicious delights such as Espresso Chocolate Brownies and even a Coffee-Paprika Rub Salt.

5. Exfoliate Your Skin

Making a face scrub with coffee grounds is a great way to remove dead skin cells and rejuvenate your skin. The recipe is easy to make and only requires 4 basic ingredients.

Using Coffee To Stain Wood

6. Make A Natural Wood Stain

Add colour to some unfinished wood by turning your grounds into a wood stain. Staining wood with coffee is a great way to add a natural finish to your furniture.

So those are the 6 ways you can get the most out of your ground coffee and avoid sending unnecessary waste to landfill. There are many more things you can do with coffee granules but I think these are the most practical and useful.

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