This video entitled “Coffee to Compost” is a promotional video put out by the Missoula Urban Demonstration Project (MUD), which sponsors many projects promoting sustainable development around Missoula. This video is not an educational video – it’s more of an experience instead. Although the video is supposed to be serious, it comes off as somewhat funny. You should watch it for a giggle if nothing else. It definitely has its moments, or seconds to be more specific as this video is only two minutes and five seconds long. All joking aside, there is a serious message in the video about doing something good for the earth, which is always of great value.
The project up for discussion in the video is “Coffee to Compost”. With this program, volunteers go around Missoula on a bicycle equipped with a trailer collecting old grounds from coffee shops. There was even a “dedicated coffee hauler” interviewed in this video (you see, it really does have its funny parts). The program’s biggest donor shop fills two garbage cans each week with coffee grounds. Once the grains have been gathered, they are mixed into the compost bins back at MUD. The compost is then used at the Northside Community Gardens. The coffee grounds are great for the compost. The Coffee to Compost program helps keep over 5000 gallons of coffee waste out of landfills every year. That’s a pretty big feat!
There are things that we can all do to help out. Bring your own coffee cup when going out for coffee. Don’t use lots of Styrofoam because it’s bad for the environment.
This video is worth watching. It puts out a good message – that we should do whatever we can to save Mother Earth. It’s nice to know there are some people trying so hard. They are doing a great job and we can all learn from them.
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