Subscribe10 billion non-recyclable coffee pods
Author: Rich
Website: http://www.earthpm.com/2010/01/10-billion-non-recyclable-cof…
This post is about coffee.
And, it’s about coffeemakers.
And, it’s about the single-serve coffeemakers and the little non-recyclable pods or cups that go inside them and then are discarded after seconds of use.
In an article by Scott Kirsner in today’s Boston Globe, the subject of the Keurig coffeemaker and their “K-Cups” is discussed. Green Mountain Coffee owns Keurig (they bought it in 2005 – read about that here). The article discussed the quandary Green Mountain finds itself in as a ‘responsible’ company with a conscience. In fact they do work hard on fair trade for the coffee itself.
But the K-cups are another story. They are made from non-recyclable materials. And although the cups themselves are small, their numbers are huge. Last year alone, over 1.6 billion (yes, billion!) cups were used. My calculations say that this is enough K-cups to circle the earth one and a quarter times. And they all go into landfills after their seconds of use and stay there for…
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