{"id":104875,"date":"2023-10-26T13:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/uncategorized\/kann-darf-soll-kaffeesatz-in-die-biotonne\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T11:26:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:26:20","slug":"can-may-should-coffee-grounds-go-in-the-compost-bin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/can-may-should-coffee-grounds-go-in-the-compost-bin\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Can, may, should<\/i> coffee grounds go in the compost bin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"104875\" class=\"elementor elementor-104875 elementor-103312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bac6d8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3bac6d8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Green Lifestyle<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338215cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"338215cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Can, may, should<\/i> coffee grounds go in the compost bin?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aebea91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aebea91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>It\u2019s actually kind of funny, this question about the compost bin for used coffee grounds\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2acbf3 elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"f2acbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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beiertz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f7419f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f7419f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73d3af14\" data-id=\"73d3af14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a185c5\" data-id=\"53a185c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcf9192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fcf9192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Used coffee grounds are 100% organic material<\/strong><\/em> <em>(at least if it is organic coffee, like Mount Hagen) and biodegradable.<\/em> They can of course go in the compost bin or on the compost heap. Also in the filter paper or in the pad \u2013 which is basically a sealed filter paper. <em>So, the actual question is: Should used coffee grounds end up in the compost bin?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-182d2d32\" data-id=\"182d2d32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed76db5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed76db5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48730686\" data-id=\"48730686\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16b9f4af\" data-id=\"16b9f4af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35ec0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c35ec0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No, used coffee grounds are far too valuable for the trash.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58c2915\" data-id=\"58c2915\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c76783e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c76783e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1debfd\" data-id=\"a1debfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a468cdc\" data-id=\"a468cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52679d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d52679d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Used coffee grounds are all-rounders in the garden<\/strong><\/em> (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/mount-hagen-and\/greenlifestyle\/you-do-not-need-a-green-thumb-if-you-have-used-coffee-grounds\/\">\u201cYou do not need a green thumb if you have used coffee grounds!\u201d<\/a><\/em>), they fertilize and repel snails and other crawlers. They are a secret beauty weapon (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/mount-hagen-and\/greenlifestyle\/how-good-is-this\/\">\u201cHow good is this\u2026?\u201d<\/a><\/em>). They help against unpleasant odors (e.g. Chucks that have been worn all summer), they can be used as a scouring agent for pans, grills and the like. And with a little skill, you can even use them to hide scratches on dark wooden furniture: Simply moisten the coffee grounds a little and apply to the scratch with a cotton swab. The grooves are filled by the coffee and the oil it contains then seals the whole thing.<\/p><p><em><strong>What\u2019s most important is,<\/strong> <\/em>that you always make sure to dry the used coffee grounds well, because they mold easily \u2013 and nobody wants that. 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