Hello everyone, I am Yang Na, the host of Yunnan Radio and Television Station. Today, I am here at the 2026 Dianchi International Coffee Culture Carnival. This large-scale event with the theme of "Yunnan Coffee Gathers All Things to Live" not only gathered more than 200 coffee trucks from 52 cities across the country, but also took coffee culture and ecological circulation to a new height. In addition to enjoying creative coffee from all over the world, visiting cultural and creative markets, and watching flower parades, there is also a special "green protagonist" that attracts everyone's attention, which is the growing "coffee grounds planet" next to us.
A green invitation to a 'coffee grounds planet'
The biggest highlight of this year's carnival is undoubtedly the newly upgraded "A Coffee Residue Planet · Dianchi Lake Symbiosis Plan", but this is not a simple environmental slogan, but a real "turning waste into treasure" action. Before the opening, coffee owners from all over the country spontaneously collected and dried coffee grounds, and transported them all the way to the shore of Dianchi Lake. On the opening day, coffee grounds carrying different city temperatures will be poured into the Planet Gathering Device together. This "land gift" dedicated to Dianchi Lake officially opens up a cross regional symbiotic cycle.
From 84 kilograms to 626.64 kilograms
Take an exclusive energy ball and follow the narrative route of "seeing, connecting, growing, and living" to fully witness the journey of a coffee bean growing from the mountains and forests of Yunnan, becoming fragrant and mellow in its cup, and then returning to the earth through recycling compost. During the 9-day carnival, coffee grounds recycling achieved synchronous coverage on both the east and west coasts, with a total of 626.64 kilograms of coffee grounds collected, achieving a leapfrog growth compared to last year's record of 84 kilograms. And behind this, it cannot be separated from the full cooperation of more than 200 coffee car owners, as well as the provision of professional toolkits. Every night, volunteers will run around collecting, weighing, and real-time inputting into the mini program. Each coffee manager involved has become a 'Planet Supply Partner', fulfilling their green commitments through action.
From waste residue to good products: Recycled products are booming and gaining popularity
Where did the recycled coffee grounds go? The answer is to regain a new life. The event launched over six coffee grounds recycling products, which gained high popularity with their practical properties and creative design. Among them, camping cups and change cups have become popular products, especially the double bottom design of the change cup, which perfectly fits the lifestyle of young people's "early C and late A". These practical and well-designed items make everyone truly feel that environmental protection is never about sacrificing convenience, but about integrating into daily life in a more interesting way. All the coffee grounds collected during the carnival will eventually be transported to Kunming Shanyitian Natural Farm, where they will be scientifically composted, fermented, and converted into organic fertilizers, returning to the earth to nourish the soil. In the future, Kunming Culture and Tourism Group will continue to promote the implementation of the carnival's "year-round visible and seasonal perceptible" feature, covering core operational nodes such as Zhangmei Port, Haoyao Island, and Diancui Coffee Complex with a normalized coffee grounds recycling network.
Drinking coffee by the Dianchi Lake not only showcases the scenery, but also offers the possibility of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. This coffee carnival that brings green concepts to life with warmth and data tells us through action that the endpoint of every cup of coffee can be a new starting point for nourishing the earth. Welcome everyone to experience it firsthand next year and become guardians of this planet together!
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