Sculpture made of coffee grounds

<span>Starbucks Coffee Korea CEO Lee Seock-koo, right, poses with Seoul city government officials at Seoul Plaza, downtown Seoul, Wednesday, during a ceremony to erect a 2-meter-high sculpture made of 50,000 cups of recycled Starbucks coffee grounds. Also at the ceremony held to promote the company's environment- friendly campaign, Starbucks gave away 5,000 tumblers and 5,000 flower pots.<br /><br />Courtesy of Starbucks Coffee Korea</span><br /><br />

Starbucks Coffee Korea CEO Lee Seock-koo, right, poses with Seoul city government officials at Seoul Plaza, downtown Seoul, Wednesday, during a ceremony to erect a 2-meter-high sculpture made of 50,000 cups of recycled Starbucks coffee grounds. Also at the ceremony held to promote the company's environment- friendly campaign, Starbucks gave away 5,000 tumblers and 5,000 flower pots.

Courtesy of Starbucks Coffee Korea

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