K cups and the environment

One years of used K cups will more than circle the Earth is the big coffee buzz. Okay so what's the problem. This could be said of countless items we use everyday.

The world uses disposable packaging by the countless millions of pounds. With the vast majority disposed of in a proper way.

The most pressing problem with K cups is the cost, not the used K cup that goes into the trash. A cup of coffee from a K cup can be four times the cost of other methods of brewing your morning coffee.

Is a K cup easy to use and faster? Yes. Faster and easy cost money it's a way of life.

So don't let those used K cups keep you up all night. If the environment is that big of a concern for you then buy an electric car and keep your Kreurig.

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Weather /climate change and your coffee

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Used coffee grounds can help stop global warming.

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