Vietnamese company makes face masks from coffee grounds


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020

The AirX coffee mask is made using coffee waste collected from huge Vietnamese coffee factories. — Veritas Bespoke/dpa

A Vietnamese company has created what it says is the world’s first biodegradable face mask comprised almost entirely of discarded waste from large-scale coffee manufacturers.

Branded AirX, the mask is made using coffee waste collected from huge Vietnamese coffee factories, which is then spun into yarn to create a covering that is antibacterial, reusable and biodegradable.

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