Sustainability

Every decision we make as a business impacts our community and our planet, so we don't take decisions lightly. At Arrowroot Coffee Co, we take several steps to offset our environmental impact, and we are always seeking new ways to be environmentally friendly. 


Electric Roasting — We roast our coffee on a fully electric roaster to reduce fossil fuel consumption. Roasting on a fully electric roaster can reduce carbon emissions by up to 87%. In 2024 we started purchasing solar energy off the grid to make our coffee roasted entirely on renewable energy. But we wanted to take it a step further. We also carbon offset the power we use as if it were generated from fossil fuels. This way we're not only paving the way forward, but making up for the past.

Solar Brewing — In 2024 we started the process of converting our coffee trailer to run on solar power. Now we are able to power all our drip coffee, and refrigeration needs on solar generated from right on top of the trailer.

Oat Milk as the default — All of our lattes come default with oat milk. Why? First, because it's delicious! (Don't believe us? Try it for yourself!) But even more importantly, oat milk is a great environmentally-friendly alternative to cow's milk. Compared to dairy production, oat milk production uses 1/10th of the land and creates 60% less carbon emissions. The oat milk we use is also shelf stable which helps reduce emissions from refrigeration on storage and transport.

Compostable Packaging — Our coffee bags feature a unique plant-based lining instead of the traditional plastic lining. Plant-based packaging is important because we can continue to grow and harvest the necessary materials, rather than consuming finite fossil fuels that increase carbon emissions. As a bonus, after you've finished the bag of coffee, the plant-based packaging breaks down faster than traditional plastic. For detailed info about our bags check out this info on biotre.