New Recyclable K Cups

While all said items can be easily recycled separately the k cup pod as a whole cannot be recycled.

New recyclable k cups.

Keurig s new recyclable k cups are still awful for the environment. Recycle a cup also accepts the plastic shells for recycling if your local recycling facility doesn t accept 7 plastic. But what we don t like is how most coffee pods end up in landfills. Keurig in some areas keurig and their energy partner covanta will compost some parts and use the other parts for energy.

But in the end this may only make a. Yes you can recycle k cup pods but only if you separate the pod components. Recycle a cup this company will recycle k cups mailed to them for recycling. Published on 4 19 2016 at 4 51 pm.

Unfortunately a used k cup pod in its current form is not recyclable and us households go through a lot of them an estimated 20 billion a year. Sustainability offices some colleges companies and schools have programs that accept k cups for recycling and or composting. We ve spent years completing intensive testing development and supply chain transition to produce a product that is not only recyclable but can actually be recycled. Our journey to recyclable k cup pods.

K cup pods consist of a combination of plastic aluminum organic material coffee grounds and a paper filter. Until recyclable k cups are developed and if you are a k cup superuser consider using a recycle a cup cutter to separate k cups for recycling. We all love our coffee and the convenience of k cup pods. Recycle or repurpose your coffee pods.

The new cups will make up half of its supply by 2018 it says and all by 2020. Click here for more information on recycling steps. To recycle once the k cup pod is cool peel the lid from the puncture hole in the center empty the grounds and recycle. Keurig says it will start selling these recyclable k cups later this year.

Shipping details can be found on their website. All of the company s k cup pods sold in canada are recyclable as of the end of 2018 and we are just beginning to introduce our new recyclable pods in the u s. More broadly keurig said.