The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research have been on a mission: they have been carrying out detailed investigations to try to work out what makes coffee as green as possible. We all want to save the planet and be environmentally conscious these days and so the results of the report are relevant to all coffee-drinkers.

What did these researchers investigate? They were rigorous – from reviewing capsule systems and coffee machines, together with investigations into filters and soluble coffee practices, they reached a conclusion in how to make the morning cup of coffee as environmentally friendly as possible.

And the results?
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by Mike

The most significant factor was the coffee bean itself – the choice of blend had most influence on how green the beverage was. Capsule systems have become popular recently and the research team discovered that the aluminium packaging was the most environmentally friendly form of packaging, provided of course it is recycled.

How else can we be especially environmentally savvy? Choose coffee with an ecological label was one recommendation and coffee machines such as the espresso maker and the cafetiere are also reasonable ways to produce coffee, provided that they do not make too much surplus coffee that is not drunk.

The researchers also looked into practices in the production and preparation of coffee that can be improved on to make sure that the coffee culture pleases Mother Earth as well as you and me.