BETTER FOR YOU. BETTER FOR THE PLANET.

Firepods Eco-Firelighters are made from recycled coffee grounds and natural ingredients for a low odour start, a cleaner burn and a more sustainable future.

Ideal for braai's, wood fired ovens and indoor fireplaces making sure your food is free from undesirable elements.

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BETTER FOR YOU

Firepods is a high performing long burning eco-firelighter for those wanting a cleaner and better experience.

Conventional firelighters often contain petroleum-based ingredients like paraffin, kerosene, and even formaldehyde resins. When ignited, these substances release volatile organic compounds and other harmful fumes into the atmosphere. Think about that strong, acrid smell – that's your warning sign.

Firepods produces significantly fewer fumes and unpleasant odours. This means a cleaner, healthier burn for you, your family, and your furry friends, whether you're gathered around a crackling fireplace or waiting for your braai coals to turn white.

Great for braai's, pizza ovens, egg ceramic BBQ's and indoor fireplaces.

BETTER FOR THE PLANET

At Firepods, we love a good cappuccino and we also love nature, which is why we recycle spent coffee grounds into eco-firelighters. Coffee grounds are collected from local coffee shops, sun dried and mixed with other natural ingredients to make Firepods. We get to drink great coffee, make cleaner burning firelighters and allow nature to breathe easier.

Traditional firelighters are often derived from fossil fuels. The extraction, processing, and burning of these non-renewable resources contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Furthermore, their production processes can be energy-intensive and create significant waste.

At Firepods, we champion sustainability from start to finish. We utilize materials that are a by-product of coffee shops and other sustainable sources. This means less reliance on finite resources and a lower carbon footprint. Crucially, Firepods are biodegradable, leaving behind no harmful residues in your braai or fireplace, and eventually breaking down harmlessly in the environment. Even our packaging is highly compostable, further reducing landfill waste. It's about a complete lifecycle that respects our natural world.

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TURNING BAD INTO GOOD

Globally, billions of cups of coffee are consumed daily, leaving behind a staggering amount of spent coffee grounds. The unfortunate reality is that the vast majority of this organic waste, estimated to be millions of tonnes annually, ends up in landfill sites, posing significant environmental threats.

When coffee grounds decompose in anaerobic landfill conditions, they release methane. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, far more destructive than carbon dioxide, with a global warming potential up to 86 times greater over a 20-year period. This directly contributes to climate change and accelerates global warming.

Beyond greenhouse gas emissions, coffee grounds in landfills can create an acidic leachate that can contaminate surrounding soil and water sources, harming ecosystems and potentially impacting human health. Furthermore, sending this valuable organic matter to landfills represents a colossal waste of resources. Spent coffee grounds are rich in nutrients like nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, making them an excellent resource for composting and enriching soil. They also possess high calorific value, presenting potential as a biofuel.

Redirecting coffee waste from landfills to beneficial uses, such as making Firepods eco-firelighters, is crucial for fostering a more circular economy and mitigating the environmental burden of our daily coffee habit.