Parisian company turns used coffee grounds into mushrooms

The house-roasted coffees, like the cappuccino (pictured here) also come with a side serving of Instagram-worthy latte art. - SAM THAM/The Star

From a container wafts the sweetly pungent odour of coffee grounds which, far from being discarded as waste, are being lucratively recycled to produce oyster mushrooms.

Grounds, which Parisian brasseries throw out daily by the tonne, are perfect for the job, and a snapshot of a fast-growing urban agricultural trend.