UK households told 'do not throw coffee grounds in the bin' by BBC expert

UK households told 'do not throw coffee grounds in the bin' by BBC expertExpert on BBC Morning Live shared a 'clever' method to repurpose used coffee grounds for your gardenCommentsLifestyleCharlotte Smith Senior Lifestyle Content Editor13:01, 15 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesThe expert urges people to use leftovers in their garden (stock image)(Image: Getty )Households are being encouraged to hang on to any leftover coffee grounds rather than binning them, and instead put them to 'great' use in their garden. The appeal comes after an expert appeared on BBC's Morning Live to reveal a 'clever' way coffee lovers can transform their used grounds into something genuinely worthwhile.‌Joining today's (April 15) episode of the daytime programme, retired clinical psychiatrist Rosie Oretti explained how people can collect their spent coffee grounds and craft them into wildflower seed balls. Ms Rosie Oretti previously worked for the NHS in Wales and was a member of APoSM, an advisory board to the Welsh Government.‌She is now a Welsh entrepreneur who founded 'Grounds For Good'. It is a sustainable business dedicated to transforming spent coffee grounds into premium products.‌Her tips come as Brits across the UK consume up to 90 million cups of coffee every single day, generating considerable waste — up to 250,000 tonnes annually. Should it end up in a landfill, it decomposes and releases harmful greenhouse gases such as methane.Walking viewers through the process of turning used coffee grounds into wildflower seed balls, she explained that once shaped into a small, round 'cup,' you can pack it with wildflower seeds before pressing it together to create a compact seed ball, reports the Express.Content cannot be displayed without consent‌She noted that wildflower seeds, in particular, can help "attract butterflies and bees". The finest seeds for these insects include Cornflower, Knapweed, Ox-eye Daisy, Bird&#...