Buzz Killer: Caffeine Pollutes. Can Bacteria Help?
5 ways you can clean up your caffeine habit
I love coffee. I love it so much that I don’t even want to tell you this:
Caffeine is an emerging global pollutant. It enters our waterways through the wastewater system, and impacts water quality and marine life. And while coffee grounds are often used as a soil amendment, caffeine is a killer for emerging seedlings.
There. I said it. I hate to be a buzz kill.
But there are things consumers can do to reduce the pollution; we list several of them below. And scientists are looking at innovative strategies for removing the contamination.