Step-By-Step
Alta Coffee Roasters Step-By-Step program is our pledge to continually improve the organizations sustainability and stewardship of planet Earth.
We are an organization that strives to be as close to zero waste as possible. To this end we are taking step-by-step to move in that direction. This includes composting and recycling the vast majority of our waste in the store. We are using only BPI certified compostable utensils for our single use items. All of our coffee bags are recyclable and can be dropped off in our store or other LDPE collection sites. If dropped in our store we offer 15 cents, per bag returned, off a customers next coffee purchase.
Recycling is good, but reuse is better. To this end, we offer a 'bring your own vessel' program, where if a customer brings their own vessel (container), we can fill it with 12oz of freshly roasted beans and provide them a $1 discount.
Although small in scale, our efforts to reduce single use plastic are strongly motivated by first-hand experience with the plastics polluting our waterways. The non-profit The Ocean Cleanup is taking monumental steps, with boots on the ground (water), to collect those plastics from rivers and oceans, recycling or disposing of them properly. For this reason we have committed to donating $1 for every 12oz sale of our Whipple Hill espresso blend to The Ocean Cleanup, to assist in their hugely impactful efforts.