Millions of offices make coffee every day. Mars Drinks, which makes Flavia coffee, is partnering with TerraCycle to recycle all elements of the coffee-making process.

Through the partnership, Mars will encourage companies to establish “Flavia Fresh Pack Brigades” to collect spent coffee packs. After collection, the coffee grounds will be composted and sold, the pack’s plastic nozzle will be recycled and the film on the exterior of the pack will be turned into pencil cases or notebooks, according to a press release.

Additionally, Mars Drinks incorporates the following sustainable elements into its office coffee program:

• New cups use 10 percent post-consumer recycled material.
• Coffee brewers heat only enough hot water for a few drinks at a time, conserving energy.
• The box that displays the fresh packs in offices is made from 90 percent post-industrial recycled content.
• The plastic rail in the display box is made from recyclable material.
• The coffee is available in Rainforest Alliance certified blends, as well as blends sources from Brighter Tomorrow at Origin.

The partnership between Mars Drinks and TerraCycle is part of a broader program with four other Mars business segments.

By making products ranging from cell phone holders and laptop sleeves to messenger bags, TerraCycle will repurpose waste packaging from Mars five U.S. business segments – Chocolate, Petcare, Wrigley, Food, and Drinks. The packaging will be recovered at Mars facilities, as well as in the “Brigade” consumer recycling programs.

You probably already know about Corporate Essentials critically acclaimed line of Java Cafe, New York style coffees. What you may not know is that as part of the Java Cafe line, we offer two socially responsible coffee choices.

Our Java Cafe Colombia Las Hermosas, recently given a score of 92 out of 100 points on coffeereview.com, is produced by a Co-Op of 32 farmers in Colombia with a portion of the money earned going back to those same farmers to help sustain their farms. Our Java Cafe SoHo French FTO is the first coffee in our Java Cafe line to be recognized as both a Fair Trade and USDA Organic Coffee.

Java Cafe Colombia Las Hermosas and SoHo French FTO are available in 2.5-ounce and 2.85-ounce fraction packs.

David Robinson, son of the legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, has spent the last decade organizing small coffee farms in rural Tanzania, Africa as Sweet Unity Farms. The 300 families that farm within this cooperative earn a fair price for their coffee crop, as well as receive community and business development resources.

Sweet Unity Farms has now partnered with Wolfgang Puck to offer their premium coffees in a biodegradable coffee pod, for use with the new Wolfgang Puck CafeXpress brewer. This makes Sweet Unity Coffee both a socially, and environmentally friendly choice.

TORK Advanced Roll Towels take the idea of going green to the next level. The TORK towels are made up of 100% recycled content. In addition to it is recycled content, TORK roll towels are specially packed to take up nearly 50% less space than other comparable towels, thus using less paper to create the carton.

Emerald Traditional C-Fold Towels are made up of 50% recycled content, and are available in 16 (150-sheet) packages per carton (2,400 sheets).

Emerald Bath Tissue is made up of 100% recycled content. Each roll of Emerald Bath Tissue contains 500, 2-ply sheets.

Earth Cup Hot Cups are coated on the inside with a bio-based coating. Earth Cups are made from 100% renewable resources and will degrade 100% in both a composting facility as well as a marine environment.

GreenWare Cups are made with an annual renewable GMO Free starch. They are an excellent replacement for Polystyrene disposable serving cups. The GreenWare cup is a great example of the many possibilities made available with traditional thermoforming equipment & GreenWare technology. GreenWare Cups help support a sustainable alternative to non-biodegradable containers commonly used and seldom ever recycled.

Tater Ware and Bridge-Gate premium-quality dinner and salad plates and bowls are dishwasher safe and 100% biodegradable. They are are freezer and microwave safe.

Tater Ware Biodegradable Cutlery is suitable for hot foods, and is designed for premium strength. Tater Ware Biodegradable Cutlery is dishwasher safe and is heat stable up to 375 degrees.