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The new Kōkako Organic Coffee Roasters at Commercial Bay in central Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Josh Griggs, courtesy of Kōkako.
Gazing at the various shades of hardwood, signature blue surfaces and dizzying array of cutting-edge coffee equipment, it might be easy to lose sight of the nearly 9,000 plastic milk bottles found at the newest outpost of New Zealand roaster/retailer Kōkako Organic Coffee Roasters.
The plastic bottles are actually the result of an innovative upcycling project led by the Auckland-based upcycling social enterprise Critical on behalf of the coffee company. Using a CNC machining process, the firm transformed some 8,880 used 2-liter plastic bottles to create the marble-like bar cladding, which captivates with flecks of creams, greys and crimson.