From Coffee to Current: For one Charlotte café, recycling batteries is as simple as stopping in for a latte

By: Allison Chipps

Outlets: Queens University News Service

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 760

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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At Not Just Coffee, the usual rhythm of espresso drinks, laptop work sessions and café conversation plays out as expected. But near the counter, tucked into an unassuming corner, sits something slightly out of place: a battery drop box.

It is not part of the typical coffee shop experience, yet it represents a growing effort to make sustainability more accessible in everyday spaces.

Not Just Coffee, a family-founded business established in …

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