Colorful little coffee cans, it's useless to keep them, it's a pity to lose them, what should I do? As early as 2019, Santun came up with a good method called "Return Plan" - consumers can redeem other materials by collecting a certain number of coffee cans at the agreed time and place, and the coffee cans that have passed through the first can be reused and reduce the waste of resources. 
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Now, after eight seasons of successful operation, the "Return to Home Project" is still creating surprises. Among the items used for exchange, a mini ping-pong paddle made from coffee grounds has also appeared, which is a novelty. Playing the environmental protection card has always been the focus of enterprises to achieve sustainable development. Success is like three and a half mealsIt not only allows waste products to embark on the road of "reemployment", but also sets off a wave of green consumption among young people, and earns a wave of traffic by the way. 
In the world of alcohol, turning waste into treasure is nothing new. For major wine companies,With the help of new technology, these waste products are no longer a burden, but have become a good business. For example, in 2023, Moutai Recycling Production and Investment Company will use distiller's grains, cellar mud, koji grass and other liquor by-products to achieve the yearThe output value is more than 800 million yuan, and the tax revenue has reached 3300 million yuan, driving the employment of more than 1,200 people. The liquor waste that should be discarded has been transformed into "treasures" that can be used such as compound liquor, organic fertilizer, and organic feed through multi-stage utilization and multi-path recycling treatment, which feeds back to the agricultural and animal husbandry industry and liquor projects, and the brands of compound liquor such as Daqianmen and Xinjun Liquor were born from this. The company has an annual output of 150,000 tons, 120,000 tons of organic fertilizer, 20,000 tons of organic feed, and 10 million cubic meters of biomass biogas, the results are quite impressive. 
Although it is a common practice to convert distiller's grains into feed and fertilizer, its added value is limited after all, and many wine companies do not want to stop there, which also makes the road of "distiller's grains +" continue to widen. Luzhou Laojiao has set its sights on the beauty track. Following the launch of the world's first liquor distiller's grains** - distiller's lees sobering and repair** in 2020 in conjunction with Lao TCM Cosmetics, Luzhou Laojiao released the "Chinese Distiller's Grains Beauty" series last year, mainly extracting active ingredients from wine lees to achieve the effect of nourishing and beautifying the skin, including **, shower gel and shampoo three products. Japan's SK-II***PDC sake lees**, which was once popular in the beauty industry, is extracted from sake lees. With the successful samples of well-known brands, Luzhou Laojiao's cross-border entry may also bring a different experience to consumers. 
In addition to liquor companies, beer companies are also reinvigorating. Take Budweiser as an example, whether it is eaten, drunk, worn, or usedIf you need to, you can think big, and even beer waste can come in handy. Budweiser ZX Ventures first joined forces with a beverage company called Canvas in 2017A barley milk drink was developed by using the remaining grains from beer production to extract the remaining protein and fiber, and adding cashew milk and coconut milkIt is nutritious, delicious and healthy, including plain, matcha, turmeric chili, cold brew latte, and cocoa, which in the past could only be used to feed livestock. Later, Protes, a snack brand invested by ZX Ventures, launched an innovative salty popcorn with a focus on high protein, and this product was launchedIt is also made by using the leftover materials in the beer brewing process. 
In addition, Budweiser APAC has also jointly developed with Dow and Vegatex to release the world's first barley-based water-based leather, whose main bio-based material** is brewer's lees provided by Budweiser, accounting for 30% of the ingredients. This material is pollution-free, odorless, environmentally friendly and harmless from raw materials to production, and can replace traditional petroleum-based chemicals. At last year's Carbon Expo, Budweiser also showcased plant-based leather clothes made from discarded distiller's grains, which attracted many visitors. When this environmental protection wind blows into the field of wine, what derivative products will appear? 
As with liquor and beer, the waste from making wine can first be used as a natural fertilizer. The grape stems and skins in the lees are rich in nutrientsIt can not only increase the content of organic matter in the soil, but also enhance the water storage function of the soil. Secondly, after grape seeds are pressed, grape seed oil can be produced, which is healthy and beneficial, and is deeply loved by people; Procyanidins extracted from grape seeds can be used as a skin care ingredient to be added to toners, creams, essence milk and other beauty products. 
Similar to the principle that liquor lees are processed into compound leesThe pulp, pit and skin residue left over from the wine can also be distilled to become a new type of wine – grappa, also known as "pomace brandy", is a type of Italian brandy, which mostly appears in people's field of vision as an after-dinner wine. This wine has a strong fruity aroma and a soft and smooth taste. In addition to being made into wine, wine lees can also be made into flour, bread, biscuits and other foods, and can also be turned into a new type of pure vegetable leather to wear on the body. From material selection, production to processing, the whole production process does not require water, nor does it use any acidic substances and heavy metals, which is very environmentally friendly. Gianpiero Tessitore, the Milanese architect who made this leather, has said in public: "The world now produces 7 million tons of pomace residue every year, which can make 3 billion square meters of wineleather". 
The birth of every bottle of wine is inevitably accompanied by discarded materials. It is the mission of wine companies to produce fine wine for consumers, but it is also important to know how to turn waste into treasureOnly by cherishing the environment and making rational use of resources can we go more steadily and faster on the track of development. Text, edrayna