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> there is just the pod, which is aluminium and recyclable - in fact, you get credit for returning them. Which doesn't change much: recycling aluminium require
by bipson 10y ago
> there is just the pod, which is aluminium and recyclable - in fact, you get credit for returning them.
Which doesn't change much: recycling aluminium requires a lot of energy. The pods are filled with grounds, so you need to wash them. Coffee grounds are degradable and can be even used immediately without composting. The added weight of packaging aggregates. A lot of people don't care about returning them. We don't know if Nespresso recycles them or all of them.
Further, the price your paying per cup is an insult. You are getting mediocre coffee while paying hipster levels.
Besides pure laziness and indifference regarding the good things in life, I don't see any reason why drinking Nespresso by choice is ever a good idea.
- Chris2048 10y agoYou can cut out the grounds and let them dry as usual, but I get your point on the aluminium - recycling alu is only eco compared to making new alu - it's still energy intensive compared to not using any capsule at all. > the price your paying per cup is an insult What do you pay? Besides, the true innovation here is the standardisation of pod coffee, not Nespressos specific supply chain. > Besides pure laziness and indifference regarding the good things in life too binary. the difference isn't worth the time every morning. If you want to slander everyone that agrees with this value judgement as 'lazy', so be it.