"Since 2012, from my restaurant alone, we have diverted almost 500,000 lbs out of my waste stream."
~ Brian Hicks, Tim Hortons owner, Devon AB
Brian Hicks is the owner of a Tim Hortons restaurant in Devon, AB. Like most restaurant owners, he is concerned with the cost and environmental impact of the organic waste going into landfill. One fine day in 2012, Brian was chatting with a local farmer about this challenge and how he was looking for a solution - not just for his used grounds, but for every restaurant owner. Together, they talked it through and the first step of the idea was born. They'd haul it away, compost it and use it on his acreage as soil enhancement. In return, Brian would give him all the coffee he could drink...
By the end of December 2017, Brian diverted over 500,000 pounds of coffee grounds out of the waste stream from his restaurant alone! Brian’s restaurant was honoured as the first recipient of the Devon Environmental Sustainability Award and he was nominated and as a finalist for the Emerald Award.
Brian realized their success needed to be developed into a service for other restaurants and other farmers. It was time to take the next step.
GroundSteam was born and now provides service to many restaurants in the Edmonton area and is continuing to pick up Steam.
EASY for your team members
COST effective for your restaurant
FITS easily in your exisiting restaurant footprint
FAST – not interfering with service expectations
DROP-OFF – we deliver green bins to the back of your restaurant
PLACEMENT – the bin easily wheels inside to an appropriate position
GRIND BUCKETS – hold grounds until excess water has drained
GREEN BINS – instead of the garbage, full grind buckets dump into green bin
REPEAT – full bin wheels out the back door and an empty one wheels in...
LESS BAGS
WEIGHT LOSS
GREEN
Kevin is the “Steam Engineer” behind the scenes. He is constantly working on alternative uses for the coffee grounds. We think of him as “Grindstein”.
Brian is the “Big Bean” behind the coffee counter. When you’re ready to GroundSteam your site, he'll teach your staff to do the right thing behind your counter.