THE PROBLEM

Every cup of coffee leaves a footprint.

The world drinks more than 2 billion cups of coffee every day. Behind each one is a growing stream of spent coffee grounds — discarded by hotels, cafes, restaurants, offices, and homes, and most of it is never recovered or reused.

2B+

cups of coffee consumed worldwide every day

6.7 → 12M

tonnes of world coffee production, 2000 → 2030 projected (ICO / FAO)

~18M

tonnes of spent coffee grounds generated each year

21–25×

methane’s warming power vs CO₂ when grounds decompose in landfill

Why It Matters

Why are spent coffee grounds harmful?

The material itself isn’t toxic — the harm comes from how it is usually thrown away, and how much of it there is.

Landfill methane

Left in landfills, spent coffee grounds don't just disappear — they decompose anaerobically and release methane, a greenhouse gas up to 80 times more potent than CO₂. KUNS intercepts that waste stream and transforms it into leather-alternative material — turning an overlooked climate problem into lasting value.

A volume problem

Cafes, hotels, and households generate huge quantities every day — globally, millions of tonnes of organic waste that must be collected, transported, and buried.

Wasted embedded resources

Growing, processing, and shipping coffee carries a real carbon and water footprint. Discarding the grounds after a single brew wastes all the energy that went into the bean.

Soil & water impact in bulk

In large, concentrated dumps — unlike garden compost — grounds can acidify soil and leach into water systems, affecting local ecosystems.

The KUNS answer

We take waste out of the cycle — and put value back in.

KUNS turns spent coffee grounds into a premium material — keeping them out of landfill and giving them a second life in real products.

Premium synthetic leather crafted from coffee grounds and natural rubber — a refined, responsible material for teams building the next generation of products.

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