And while we’re on this pony, I have alsorevised and updated my post on the recycling saga of Nespresso coffee pods. That’s a product made of a completely recyclable material, aluminum, that also has a poor recycling rate for some of the same reasons as K-Cups (consumer inertia, lack...
Are solar panels recyclable? How do solar panels work? Should you buy them? For those who are planning to buy a coffee maker, we highly recommend checking out Keurig deals, especially this one from Amazon: the Keurig K-Classic for only $80, following a limited-time discount of $70 on i...
Pre-roasted and ground coffee, like the coffee found in K-Cups, becomes stale quickly and doesn't taste as good as freshly ground beans I'm just going to reiterate that recycling even a single K-Cup is an incredible pain in the ass. Recyclable K-Cups from Keurig weren't even available...
5.McDonald’s Similarly, McDonald’s restaurants in Ireland and the U.K. replaced their plastic straws with paper ones. While the plastic versions were recyclable, the new ones were not. The golden arches were cutting down trees to save the oceans. 6.Tide To cater to their...
which offers a greener alternative to even recyclable pods. The coffee they contain is no joke either; you will sip on Rainforest Alliance certified beans that were sustainably grown without any additives or preservatives. Use these pods with any K-Cup coffee machine, and you’ll put a big ...
I was spending so much money on K-Cups and pods — which are just so godawful for the planet — every single month, that on top of the trips I took to Starbucks, it didn't make financial sense. Between my boyfriend and I, we were going through about six pods a day working from ...