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former9thward

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44. It's not weird.

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 08:25 PM

Jul 2023

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It is what all states do. Plastic is not accepted by most recyclers for many reasons. Too much of it, most of it not suitable for recycling. Paper and metals are in the same boat. Everyone recycles but no one asks what happens to it.

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Anybody seen a good idea what can be done with used K cups? [View all] TreasonousBastard Jul 2023 OP

First, stop using non reusable. Secon: Poke holes in bottoms MerryBlooms Jul 2023 #1

miracle gro... ShepKat Jul 2023 #8

What's a K cup? canetoad Jul 2023 #2

I'm imagining it's WAY bigger than a C or D FailureToCommunicate Jul 2023 #6

Pfffft. Good one. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #31

I bow to your better knowledge on this subject. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2023 #35

Indeed ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #50

Ah, I see you're a person of culture as well. sakabatou Jul 2023 #37

The coffee pod for Keurig one-cup-at-a-time coffee makers. JHB Jul 2023 #9

Ah, those things canetoad Jul 2023 #34

Some crazy thing "the West" came up with. No FailureToCommunicate Jul 2023 #36

I find them washed up canetoad Jul 2023 #38

Ewww. Sorry your beach-combing finds that junk. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2023 #42

I believe some of it is canetoad Jul 2023 #46

Amazon NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #3

switched to refillable k cups before my latest machine died dembotoz Jul 2023 #4

I get the grounds out to add to the compost Kaleva Jul 2023 #5

I put them in recycling jimfields33 Jul 2023 #7

And many (most?) places that goes into the garbage. edisdead Jul 2023 #11

That's weird for one of the most progressive states. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #12

Has nothing to do with voters edisdead Jul 2023 #33

It's not weird. former9thward Jul 2023 #44

They have coffee grounds in them, not recyclable unless you empty them. we can do it Jul 2023 #15

It will depend where you live too FreeState Jul 2023 #27

True. I tried the aluminum ones (Nespresso) FailureToCommunicate Jul 2023 #40

Avoid them entirely. Scooping coffee into a filter is not difficult. Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #10

If you use refillable pods Bettie Jul 2023 #14

Do reusable metal filters work, or does it have to be paper? we can do it Jul 2023 #16

I think it has to be paper. But don't quote me. Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #21

Good to know, I have both metal and paper, like paper better. we can do it Jul 2023 #22

Totally blew my mind when I learned about it. I adored my French press. But the Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #23

Love French press, too. And was drinking mostly that and espresso for 3-4 years. we can do it Jul 2023 #25

I love my French Press. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #17

I loved mine too. Till I noticed what it did to my cholesterol. Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #20

Yes, my cholesterol has always been fine, but I am aware of that. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #24

Before I gave up coffee I got a one cup machine that has a metal filter csziggy Jul 2023 #28

I have a Nespresso and use Capmesso foil lids to reuse the pods dozens of times each. TheBlackAdder Jul 2023 #13

Why use them at all? Most expensive cup of coffee outside of Starbucks. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #18

Surrously Sympthsical Jul 2023 #19

Oh, but you don't understand. We coffee nuts will do anything for our fix. BlackSkimmer Jul 2023 #26

I do get it Sympthsical Jul 2023 #29

I'm trying to put myself in the shoes of a Keurig owner ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #52

Thanks for the explanations. However, I'll counter with it takes me around 15 sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #53

About 40 cents per cup for K-pods bought at Costco. That's hardly in the Starbucks league. Hekate Jul 2023 #54

I pay around two and a half cents per cup with a drip coffee maker. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #55

Shot glasses lame54 Jul 2023 #30

Only if you like a wet shirt front. Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #49

1. Costco sells compostable K cups maxsolomon Jul 2023 #32

No idea since I use instant coffee grounds sakabatou Jul 2023 #39

You can buy reusable pods mcar Jul 2023 #41

Feed them to billionaires. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2023 #43

Don't use them is the best idea orthoclad Jul 2023 #45

I use Cameron's brand biodegradable cups NickB79 Jul 2023 #47

We empty ours Deep State Witch Jul 2023 #48

I wondered what became of the little pods ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #51

Toss them out with the trash so they can be buried at the landfill. hunter Jul 2023 #56

Had a minute to do the rough math. hunter Jul 2023 #57

Interesting calculation. Do you know that there is no such thing as a... TreasonousBastard Jul 2023 #58

Would I trade a gallon of gasoline, forty or fifty miles in our family car, for the K cups... hunter Jul 2023 #59