Capable Coffee Grounds: Uses Beyond the Morning Cuppa

From deodorizing shoes to scrubbing pans, coffee grounds are the unsung hero of household hacks.

Used coffee grounds can be turned into garden fertilizer, a DIY beauty treatment, or even a natural wood stain. Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images

Coffee grounds can be used in your home, garden, and even beauty routine. Don’t throw those valuable remnants away.

According to DriveResearch, more than 2.5 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world every day. That’s a lot of used grounds going into landfills!