Featured Subscriber: KOS Coffee & Bodega
Who doesn’t enjoy sipping coffee in an intimate setting? Maybe you need to pick-up some wine or a last-minute gift? When you visit KOS Coffee & Bodega on Fairbanks Ave., across from Rollins College’s campus, you can do all this and more while knowing that your purchase is contributing towards environmental and charitable causes. KOS has been composting its coffee grounds and other organic scraps with O-Town Compost since January of 2022. KOS Coffee’s owner, Russell, was shocked when told that the shop had already diverted 659 pounds from the landfill, proving just how quickly organic scraps can add up even in a small coffee shop.
KOS is short for a Norwegian word that translates to coziness, or being “content, connected, and around those you love.” Besides a dedication to creating quality products, KOS is also passionate about supporting charities and initiatives that help change the world. This was one of the reasons owner Russell decided to seek out a composting service. After some research, he discovered the convenient services offered by O-Town Compost and started service right away.
KOS is also working towards becoming a zero-waste certified business, and that’s where composting comes in the play. From an operational standpoint, not having to deal with transporting messy coffee grounds out to the dumpster daily helps their staff a lot. According to Russell, O-Town’s service makes it extremely easy. Their bucket is kept in a convenient spot behind the coffee bar. Each Friday an O-Town Compost driver arrives with a new clean bucket and takes the full one, leaving KOS with a blank slate for the weekend ahead.
When asked if he would like to see more businesses in the Central Florida area participating in composting, Russell’s reply was “100% yes.” He believes that there are so many small things that everyone can be doing individually to change the direction we are going environmentally. We couldn’t agree more, and are so happy to have KOS as a subscriber. Check out their website at ChooseKOS.com to see all the amazing things they have going on – or better yet, visit them in person! Not only does KOS have great monthly subscriptions available for items like coffee bags and wine, but they recently started an unlimited in-store coffee subscription for only $40 monthly! For anyone who drinks coffee daily, that’s a deal!
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O-Town subscribers! Each month we want to highlight subscribers that are standing out as waste warriors in our composting community. If you are interested in being featured, send us a direct message or e-mail us at info@o-towncompost.com.
Get Involved in The Community…
Native Planting at Honeymoon Island State Park
Join IDEAS For Us and Keep Pinellas Beautiful in planting native grasses and sea oats throughout Honeymoon Island State Park! Planting these native plants will serve to rejuvenate the ecosystem for the wildlife and contribute to the resilience of the soil from storms.
Shoreline Restoration at Ulele Springs
Join IDEAS For Us and Ecosphere in a shoreline planting at Ulele Springs. We will be removing some invasive, planting 1000 bareroot shoreline plants, and cleaning up the area to completely revitalize the space.
Composting Advocacy Opportunities
To achieve the goal of a Zero Waste Central Florida, it’s going to take political advocacy and action at the community grassroots level. Going forward, we want to bring together our subscribers, who are willing to write, call, and canvass for political change in support of food waste recycling.
Our subscribers are already doing a lot, diverting their household’s food scraps from the landfill, and deserve all the praise. Although, to live in a zero waste society, we need to unify our voice.
Click on the link below, and send us an email letting us know you’re interested in joining the Composting Advocacy Group, and we’ll be in touch shortly with more information about our efforts. Members of The Compost Advocacy Group will be subject to discounts, and promo codes.
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Referral Bonus Increased to Give $15, Get $15
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O-Town Compost had a busy July!
