Collection Points

Our growing list of Collection Points aims to make it easy for individuals to reduce their household waste by offering convenient places to drop off used coffee grounds and filters for recycling.

Then we’ll pick them up and get them to farmers who will turn them into compost for growing delicious things!

In addition to the basic information we note below, we’ve created a map to give you more details, so you can easily decide which Collection Spot best suits your needs.

You’ll notice that some of the Collection Spot hosts below are cafes listed on our supporters page and give us their shop’s coffee waste, too!

Want to jump on the bandwagon and host a Collection Point? Whether you’re a business owner or an individual, please get in touch!

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Zero Waste Kyoto

Nearest major intersection: Teramachi/Takeyamachi
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @zerowastekyoto.

This shop invites the general public to bring in their households’ used grounds and filters for recycling. Please ask the staff for assistance. See the map below for more details.

Manaia Coffee & Things

Nearest major intersection: Karasuma/Kuramaguchi
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @manaia_coffeeandthings.

This cafe hosts a Collection Point bucket for the general public to bring their households’ grounds and filters just inside the entrance. See the map below for more details.

Coffee Roast Yui

Nearest major intersection: Karasuma/Shimei
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @coffee.roast.yui

This roastery invites the general public to bring in their households’ used grounds and filters for recycling. See the map below for details.

Circus Coffee

Nearest Major Intersection: Omiya/Kitayama
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @circuscoffee55

This roastery invites the general public to bring their household grounds and filters for recycling. See the map below for more details.

Sentido

Nearest Major Intersection: Oike/Higashinotoin
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @sentido_coffee

This cafe hosts a collection bucket inside and invites the general public to bring their household grounds and filters for recycling. See the map below for more details.

UP CYCLES

Nearest major intersection: Komatsubara/Kitamachi
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @up_cycles.kyoto

This bicycle shop hosts a collection bucket inside the shop and invites the general public to bring their household coffee grounds and filters for recycling. See the map below for more details.

Totoya Kyoto Main Shop

Nearest major intersection: Kawaramachi/Marutamachi
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @totoya_kyoto

This store requests that only coffee grounds are put in the collection bucket, so please don’t include filters, etc. You are also asked to remove your coffee grounds from the container that you brought them in before putting the grounds in the collection bucket, and take your container, bag, etc. back home with you. Only coffee grounds should be put in the collection bucket.

The general public is invited to bring in their households’ used grounds. Please ask the staff for assistance. See the map below for more details.

Story coffee and espresso

Nearest major intersection: Aburanokoji/Kamichoja
Purchase required? Yes.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their current schedule @storycoffee.and.espresso

This cafe invites customers to bring in their households’ used grounds and filters for recycling. Please ask the staff for assistance. See the map below for more details.

Hamaguchi Shoten

Nearest Major Intersection: Imadegawa near Yoshida Yama
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their monthly calendar of open days @hamaguchishoten

This cafe hosts a collection bucket and invites the general public to bring their household grounds and filters for recycling. See the map below for more details.

HATCH Kyoto

Nearest Major Intersection: Imamiya/Daitokuji
Purchase required? No.
Available Hours: Shop’s opening hours. Check their instagram account for their monthly calendar of open days @hatch_kyoto_

This cafe hosts a collection bucket and invites the general public to bring their household grounds and filters for recycling. See the map below for more details. The cafe is located in a share house that also offers short stay accommodation.

Click the icon in the upper left corner of the map below to see a list of our collection spots and details about each.