Hi, I’m Bronte - the Founder of Raise The Bar. This is my coffee partner in crime, Harper.
We're the Raise The Bar team, and we make recycled coffee skincare products. Boom!
We’re on a mission to help stop coffee grounds from going to waste in Australia.
Yup! We collect perfectly good used coffee grounds from cafes (that would normally go in the bin), and we reuse them in our skincare products such as our delicious body scrub bars that literally smell so good we have to put ‘don’t eat me labels’ on them.
Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to the grounds leftover from making your coffee?
This was the spark of inspiration that led me to combine two things I'm passionate about, coffee and protecting the environment.
You see, the story normally goes like this. Barista makes your coffee. The grounds end up in the bin. Later on a waste collection service picks up the bin. Then the coffee grounds go to their final resting place - decomposing amongst piles of rubbish in landfill.
When waste coffee goes to landfill it's a big problem.
When coffee grounds and other organic waste decomposes in landfill they emit potent greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
And since around 75,000 tonnes of waste coffee grounds get dumped in Australia each year - which to put into perspective is around 160 olympic swimming pools full of coffee - we think it’s pretty important they are given a second life.
Secondly, there is the huge issue of packaging waste in the skin and beauty industry!
That’s why we’ve made a conscious choice to create solid bar products which don’t need much packaging - a simple recyclable box does the trick. The amount of plastic packaging on skin and beauty products, not to mention plastic microbeads often mixed inside them, are detrimental to our earth. Plastic waste pollution is serious problem that we can all help address. Which is just another reason why we can't wait to launch our first product.
Join us to launch our first coffee waste skincare product
Our first product is a solid coffee scrub bar that exfoliates and moisturises your skin at the same time. It’s different to other coffee scrubs out there because it’s made with recycled coffee grounds and comes in a solid bar form.
It is healthy to exfoliate your skin 2-3 times a week and now you will be able to feel extra good about doing it.
Our coffee scrub bars are:
- Kind to the environment
- Made with the highest quality organic and ethically sourced ingredients
- Free from harmful plastic microbeads
- Packaged in recyclable boxes
- Less messy than loose coffee scrubs
- AND will make your skin feel so smooth and moisturised!
Get your hands on a recycled coffee scrub bar or other amazing rewards for supporting our campaign.
So will you Raise The Bar with us?
Repurposing used coffee grounds and reducing packaging waste is just the beginning for us. We want to help spread awareness and start conversations about waste and change the way people think about it. So will you join us to #RaiseTheBar?
