A former Sir William Nottidge pupil hopes to take the coffee world by storm with capsules made of a paper byproduct.<\/p>\n
Stuart Wilson, 37, is founder of micro-roastery Lost Sheep Coffee, based on the Joseph Wilson Estate in Whitstable.<\/p>\n
He has developed what he claims to be the first Nespresso-compatible airtight compostable capsule, made from lignin – a woody waste product from the paper industry which can rot to nothing in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n
Compostable capsules from Stuart Wilson of Lost Sheep Coffee in Whitstable
\nHe says he was inspired to revolutionise the coffee market after becoming a dad.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I started researching this some of the figures I read were just staggering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne said in excess of 500 million capsules every year go to landfill. It blows your mind.<\/p>\n
“My little girl is 20-months-old, and her generation is going to inherit this whole environmental issue. I didn\u2019t want to be part of the problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have coffee shops in Ashford and Canterbury and we sell our coffee through our online shop.<\/p>\n
“We started getting lots of people asking for us to sell capsules to use in machines, but we didn\u2019t want to because we\u2019re not keen on single-use plastics or aluminium pods.\u201d<\/p>\n
The air-tight compostable coffee pods
\nAfter careful research Mr Wilson found a carbon-neutral firm that could make environmentally-friendly alternatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not the first-ever compostable capsule,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s the world\u2019s first air-tight and fully compostable Nespresso-compatible capsule.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith other compostable options, there\u2019s a level of permeability – oxygen gets through, and makes the coffee go stale within a couple of months.<\/p>\n
“We don\u2019t want that, especially as we use speciality coffee, graded the top 5% in the world.<\/p>\n
“But these are air-tight, so we can offer a shelf life of beyond 12 months.<\/p>\n
“Once you’ve used the capsule, you throw it in your food waste bin and 12 weeks later it’s gone” – Stuart Wilson
\n\u201cOnce you\u2019ve used the capsule, you throw it in your food waste bin and 12 weeks later it\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n
“Since they went on pre-sale last month, the uptake has been immense. It\u2019s been beyond what we could have hoped for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Wilson said that while he did not create the coffee specifically for the Whitstable market, he hopes the product will be popular in his hometown.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to make compostable capsules accessible to people across the country – but I think this will do very well in Whitstable, where many people are quite eco-conscious,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Wilson is now in talks with supermarkets and some of the country\u2019s top hotels. But he says he is not worried about other companies copying his idea.<\/p>\n
“We want more people to do this. There\u2019s no point in having the solution to a problem if you don\u2019t share it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
“I hope everyone will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pods cost \u00a33.95 for a pack of 10 on the Lost Sheep Coffee\u2019s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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