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I've learned that Keurig is really trying to get more municipalities to even recycle at all, because so few can accept recyclable resources, even the #5 polypro
by mr_tristan 8y ago
I've learned that Keurig is really trying to get more municipalities to even recycle at all, because so few can accept recyclable resources, even the #5 polypropylene that they make their recyclable cups out of. Compostable cups are not really realistic as well, since so few municipalities offer pickup, there's basically no consumer interest.
It's the sort of thing that made me sit up and realize what a bubble most of the tech world sits in. Composting and recycling is very much a "liberal urban thing" in the US. It seems like the culture is against cutting down on waste in any significant way.
- technovader 8y agoMcDonalds sells KCUPs that are compostable. Meaning you just put it in with your compost. They also happen to be some of the best coffee you can get in a KCUP. It's my daily cup of joe. Anyway if your city does not have compost you have bigger problems than KCUPs. If you do have compost, just get KCUPS that are biodegradable. It's way better than a system where KCUPs have to be recycled in a special way (like Nespresso does).
- mr_tristan 8y agoYeah, I'm just pointing out the underlying problem is cultural - if Keurig didn't exist, we'd have something else filling up the trash bin. Given that 91% of plastic made hasn't been recycled, it does seem like "just make it all compostable, who cares where it goes" is a better approach. (https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/plastic-produced-recycling-waste-ocean-trash-debris-environment/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/plastic-produced...)