Comments on: 10 billion non-recyclable coffee pods

By: Eep²

Eep² — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:17:54 +0000

I suggest anyone fed up with this terrible design on Keurig’s part email sara.mahoney@keurig.com (Communications’ Specialist – Corporate Social Responsibility) and give her a piece of your mind (politely). Oh and stop buying the damn things!

By: NICK

NICK — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:44:04 +0000

We humans are stupid, knowing that it takes thousands of years for items to degrade these products and yet still allowing companies such as Keurig to encourage the spread of ‘garbage’ over our finite planet.
We should outright ban the use of non-recyclable plastics for commercial use and hence force the development of alternatives.
There are now biodegradable plastics and companies selling items such as coffee pods (and thousands of other plastic products) should be forced to use them or make them usable BEFORE taking them to market and capitalizing on people putting greed and self-satisfaction ahead of our children’s world.

I love good coffee but not at any (environmental) price. I encourage you and your friends NOT to purchase these machines until they are shown NOT to pollute our environment.

By: earthpm

earthpm — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:48:23 +0000

Thanks, Green Living Eco – note that our post has since been mentioned all over the web. Here’s an example:

http://www.coffeeamp.com/single-cup-coffee/keurig-k-cups/keurig-k-cups-how-green-is-green-mountain/

By: Green Living Eco

Green Living Eco — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:29:34 +0000

Wow. 1.6 billion! We blogged about whether a Keurig brewer is green or not (see http://www.greenlivingeco.com/keurig-brewer-green-or-not/), but 1.6 million k-cups in landfills may seal the deal that they are not. We really hope that they find a way to make the k-cups recyclable or compostable.

By: 'Becca

'Becca — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:49:59 +0000

I wonder about the health effects of putting hot liquid through/against layers of plastic. Keurig says there’s no BPA in the cups, but there are many other chemicals in plastics that may be just as dangerous or worse; BPA is only the trendy one to worry about at the moment….

I use a percolator. I love it! Nothing to throw away except the coffee grounds (which can go directly on the soil around most plants and help to control weeds; they’re also great for scrubbing cast-iron pans) and it makes good coffee that is hot enough!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:18:12 +0000

That’s why I like my little french press. Just enough for one cup & no waste. Much more affordable, too. I just don’t get the Keurig thing anyway. I used it at a hotel once and it was just bad stuff. Sure it’s cool the first few times b/c you load this pod thing and it punctures it and you don’t have to deal with a wet filter & stuff, but is it REALLY that much of an inconvenience to make coffee?

What I don’t understand is why they make those silly cups in the first place – those little round coffee pods (like round tea bags) seemed to do the same thing just as well as the cups & you could just toss those in a compost pile.

By: Jake Samuelson

Jake Samuelson — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:26:43 +0000

Jenn – I was thinking about doing the same thing. I wondered if we can talk about how you used the cups for seed starter cups. Let me know if you were willing to compare notes: jacobksamuelson@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Jake

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:34:54 +0000

K-cups are phenomenal but the impact on the environment is worrisome. The My K-cup reusable option makes a terrible cup of coffee – at least to those of us that like a strong – extra-bold cup of coffee… If the packaging for the k-cups is difficult to change – Isn’t there a better reusable solution that you can come up with – something along the lines of the disposable k-cups themselves – using the same water filtering solution so that the water doesn’t just pass through the center of the my k-cups pod? I – for one – am seriously thinking of giving up the Keurig because of the environmental issues and I know there are a lot of people out there sharing my concerns….I would love to find a reusable solution that actually made good cup of coffee… but I will go back to a regular coffee maker if I have to….

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By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:31:58 +0000

K-cups are phenomenal but the impact on the environment is worrisome. The My K-cup refusable option makes a terrible cup of coffee – at least to those of us that a strong – extra-bold cup of coffee… If the packaging for the k-cups is difficult to change – Isn’t there a better reusable solution that you can come up with – something along the lines of the k-cups themselves – using the same water filtering solution so that the water doesn’t just pass through the center of the pod? I – for one – am seriously thinking of giving up the Keurig because of the environmental issues and I know there are a lot of people out there sharing my concerns….I would love to find a reusable solution that actually made good cup of coffee… but I will go back to a regular coffee maker if I have to….

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:47:48 +0000

Hi Jenn,
Excellent use of the pods. Congratulations!

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