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Those things are all dumb, too. Coffee pods are just so easy to replace. Just make coffee like normal.

aequitas 8y ago
It's a little more nuanced compared to water bottles. Coffee powder needs to be kept in a sealed container to be 'fresh' (apart from expiry). So if you don't drink coffee often, pads could be a more sensible choice.
- robinwassen 8y ago
  Or just seal the bag and throw it in freezer.
- culot 8y ago
  > Coffee powder needs to be kept in a sealed container to be 'fresh' There's no shortage of those sealed containers. If someone has a Keurig machine, and is using those pods, then they also have a refrigerator and are able to obtain containers, which are inexpensive. There is no real argument for keurig cups other than convenience. Is that convenience worth all of the waste? Should people be able to choose to generate such waste for something so trivial? Should be firms be allowed to sell waste-generators like Keurig? If Keurig is not responsible for the mountains of damage done, and the consumers are not responsible, then where does the buck stop? This area is ripe for regulation and well overdue.
  - nukemandan 8y ago
    >There is no real argument for keurig cups other than convenience. This is true at anything that one purchases - you outsource the effort for a fee. All single serve items are the same or worse as the keurig in terms of waste that makes things easy. > Should people be able to choose to generate such waste for something so trivial? Yes. >If Keurig is not responsible for the mountains of damage done, and the consumers are not responsible, then where does the buck stop? Customers vote with their dollars. They are not to blame for the waste - but not free of responsibility. Want to make change? Stand up for what you believe and get others to join you. Don't make anyone do anything by force (regulation).
nukemandan 8y ago
all those things are easy to replace too - just fill a water bottle from a filtered source and get a soda CO2 injection machine + syrup. coffee is about the same amount of work and needed equipment to make.

It's a little more nuanced compared to water bottles. Coffee powder needs to be kept in a sealed container to be 'fresh' (apart from expiry). So if you don't drink coffee often, pads could be a more sensible choice.

robinwassen 8y ago
Or just seal the bag and throw it in freezer.
culot 8y ago
> Coffee powder needs to be kept in a sealed container to be 'fresh' There's no shortage of those sealed containers. If someone has a Keurig machine, and is using those pods, then they also have a refrigerator and are able to obtain containers, which are inexpensive. There is no real argument for keurig cups other than convenience. Is that convenience worth all of the waste? Should people be able to choose to generate such waste for something so trivial? Should be firms be allowed to sell waste-generators like Keurig? If Keurig is not responsible for the mountains of damage done, and the consumers are not responsible, then where does the buck stop? This area is ripe for regulation and well overdue.
- nukemandan 8y ago
  >There is no real argument for keurig cups other than convenience. This is true at anything that one purchases - you outsource the effort for a fee. All single serve items are the same or worse as the keurig in terms of waste that makes things easy. > Should people be able to choose to generate such waste for something so trivial? Yes. >If Keurig is not responsible for the mountains of damage done, and the consumers are not responsible, then where does the buck stop? Customers vote with their dollars. They are not to blame for the waste - but not free of responsibility. Want to make change? Stand up for what you believe and get others to join you. Don't make anyone do anything by force (regulation).

nukemandan 8y ago

all those things are easy to replace too - just fill a water bottle from a filtered source and get a soda CO2 injection machine + syrup. coffee is about the same amount of work and needed equipment to make.