New Recyclable K Cups

Unfortunately a used k cup pod in its current form is not recyclable and us households go through a lot of them an estimated 20 billion a year.

New recyclable k cups.

Keurig s new recyclable k cups are still awful for the environment. To recycle once the k cup pod is cool peel the lid from the puncture hole in the center empty the grounds and recycle. More broadly keurig said. We ve spent years completing intensive testing development and supply chain transition to produce a product that is not only recyclable but can actually be recycled.

Click here for more information on recycling steps. Sustainability offices some colleges companies and schools have programs that accept k cups for recycling and or composting. We all love our coffee and the convenience of k cup pods. Published on 4 19 2016 at 4 51 pm.

Our journey to recyclable k cup pods. By the end of 2020 100 of our k cup pods will be recyclable. K cup pods consist of a combination of plastic aluminum organic material coffee grounds and a paper filter. Keurig in some areas keurig and their energy partner covanta will compost some parts and use the other parts for energy.

But in the end this may only make a. But what we don t like is how most coffee pods end up in landfills. Recycle a cup this company will recycle k cups mailed to them for recycling. Please check locally 5 plastic is not yet recycled in all communities.

While all said items can be easily recycled separately the k cup pod as a whole cannot be recycled. The new cups will make up half of its supply by 2018 it says and all by 2020. Recyclable single serve flavored coffee pods 100 arabica coffee california roasted keurig flavored coffee k cups compatible including 2 0 4 1 out of 5 stars 666 21 59 21. Recycle or repurpose your coffee pods.

Keurig says it will start selling these recyclable k cups later this year. Yes you can recycle k cup pods but only if you separate the pod components. Until recyclable k cups are developed and if you are a k cup superuser consider using a recycle a cup cutter to separate k cups for recycling.