Comments on: Worried About Waste From Single-Use Coffees? http://earth911.com/blog/2009/06/25/worried-about-waste-from-single-use-coffees/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Theresa http://earth911.com/blog/2009/06/25/worried-about-waste-from-single-use-coffees/comment-page-1/#comment-29797 Theresa Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:53:53 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=19965#comment-29797 Brewing only what you need and not a whole pot which goes down the drain, reducing the amount of gas used from going to a coffee shop drive through and eliminating the need to use disposable cups by brewing at home or office saves natural resources and reduced waste. I use Keurig single K-cups. They state on their website that they are "very sensitive about the waste created by the K-Cups, and are investigating alternative materials". In the meantime, I recycle the "environmentally friendly packaging" that the cups are shipped in, compost the grounds, and select only the fair-trade, organic, and shade grown flavors that donate proceeds that benefit select charities such as Heifer International, PBS, and National Wildlife Foundation. Brewing only what you need and not a whole pot which goes down the drain, reducing the amount of gas used from going to a coffee shop drive through and eliminating the need to use disposable cups by brewing at home or office saves natural resources and reduced waste.

I use Keurig single K-cups. They state on their website that they are “very sensitive about the waste created by the K-Cups, and are investigating alternative materials”. In the meantime, I recycle the “environmentally friendly packaging” that the cups are shipped in, compost the grounds, and select only the fair-trade, organic, and shade grown flavors that donate proceeds that benefit select charities such as Heifer International, PBS, and National Wildlife Foundation.

]]> By: Espresso drinkers doing our part for Green Earth | Talking Espresso and Great Coffee http://earth911.com/blog/2009/06/25/worried-about-waste-from-single-use-coffees/comment-page-1/#comment-29796 Espresso drinkers doing our part for Green Earth | Talking Espresso and Great Coffee Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:44:21 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=19965#comment-29796 [...] Jennifer Berry over at Earth911 wrote an article just last week on what she found about some producers of these coffee pucks are doing to help. It appears some are getting the message and changing the materials and processes. Let encourage them to continue when we can – thanks! [...] [...] Jennifer Berry over at Earth911 wrote an article just last week on what she found about some producers of these coffee pucks are doing to help. It appears some are getting the message and changing the materials and processes. Let encourage them to continue when we can – thanks! [...]

]]> By: Worried About Waste From Single-Use Coffees? http://earth911.com/blog/2009/06/25/worried-about-waste-from-single-use-coffees/comment-page-1/#comment-29777 Worried About Waste From Single-Use Coffees? Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:28:27 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=19965#comment-29777 [...] the original post here: Worried About Waste From Single-Use Coffees? This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a [...] [...] the original post here: Worried About Waste From Single-Use Coffees? This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a [...]

]]> By: Eyal Rosen http://earth911.com/blog/2009/06/25/worried-about-waste-from-single-use-coffees/comment-page-1/#comment-29659 Eyal Rosen Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:13:22 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=19965#comment-29659 It's about time! So much waste from capsules (plastics and metal) and as far as I know only Nespresso (and only in Switzerland) recycled it. Excellent progress. It’s about time! So much waste from capsules (plastics and metal) and as far as I know only Nespresso (and only in Switzerland) recycled it. Excellent progress.

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