Ironic...have a Keurig and just made a cup of coffee and wondered if anyone would have brought that up in this thread. I only drink 2 cups a day and nobody else in the house drinks coffee at all so putting on a pot, even the small 4 cup variety isn't really an option.epic thread
they were plastic when I was on the Fantasy two weeks ago. We don't use the drink station because we're bottled water drinkers (*ducks*)... but we always recycle our water and bring our own bags to grocery stores, etc... I had no idea how harmful plastic straws were to the environment so I learned from this thread...
just curious to the anti-plastic straw peeps on this thread - do you guys drink coffee/tea from a Keurig or the traditional route?
Ironic...have a Keurig and just made a cup of coffee and wondered if anyone would have brought that up in this thread. I only drink 2 cups a day and nobody else in the house drinks coffee at all so putting on a pot, even the small 4 cup variety isn't really an option.
I've tried those and also previously had a Hamilton Beach Scoop which doesn't use the cups. Problem is, I like a variety of flavors and found that it's hard to keep several bags of ground coffee fresh, even in the refrigerator. Think I have like 7 different varieties of coffee in the little drawer below my Keurig, plus hot chocolate.There are reusable K-Cup pods you can get. Then you get your own coffee and put it in those. No plastic cups to throw out every time.
Ironic...have a Keurig and just made a cup of coffee and wondered if anyone would have brought that up in this thread. I only drink 2 cups a day and nobody else in the house drinks coffee at all so putting on a pot, even the small 4 cup variety isn't really an option.
Try to do a some of that...If EVERYONE just did a little it would be a HUGE improvement. We use a Keurig but drink very little coffee so it works out to very little waste. Some things we could all do a better job of include:
* Straws. Enough said.
* Don't walk by trash. If it's on the ground, pick it up. (yes, I do have limits on what I'll pick up). Trash left to blow around
* Use the appropriate trash/recycle can when available. I see people throw bottles in the trash when there is a bottle bin right next to the trash bin. Can't understand that.
* Use less water. Lots of opportunity there. We cut our water bill dramatically by installing a smart irrigation controller called the Rain Machine.
* Use less energy. Electricity, natural gas, gasoline, diesel, whatever it is each of us uses. How can we use less of it?
All of these apply when on board the ship. Any ship really. Turn off lights when leaving the stateroom. Re use towels. Only take pool towels you really need. Use refillable cups for drinks.
If EVERYONE just did a little it would be a HUGE improvement. We use a Keurig but drink very little coffee so it works out to very little waste. Some things we could all do a better job of include:
* Straws. Enough said.
* Don't walk by trash. If it's on the ground, pick it up. (yes, I do have limits on what I'll pick up). Trash left to blow around
* Use the appropriate trash/recycle can when available. I see people throw bottles in the trash when there is a bottle bin right next to the trash bin. Can't understand that.
* Use less water. Lots of opportunity there. We cut our water bill dramatically by installing a smart irrigation controller called the Rain Machine.
* Use less energy. Electricity, natural gas, gasoline, diesel, whatever it is each of us uses. How can we use less of it?
All of these apply when on board the ship. Any ship really. Turn off lights when leaving the stateroom. Re use towels. Only take pool towels you really need. Use refillable cups for drinks.
Aren't the Keurig things recyclable? We have a Nespresso machine and I know that those pods are - we fill up the big bag they give us and take it all back to the store every now and then. I know it's not ideal, but it's better than nothing (also I don't think they are plastic).
The whole point of the Keurig is convenience so you're correct. I don't see anyone separating out the plastic, aluminum, coffee grounds and filter just so they can recycle it.Can I recycle K-Cup® pods?
Yes, but only if you separate the pod components. “K-Cup® pods consist of a combination of plastic, aluminum, organic material (coffee grounds) and a paper filter. While all said items can be easily recycled separately, the K-Cup® pod as a whole cannot be recycled. *” The components need to be separated and sorted into the correct categories for recycling or composting.
*Jennifer Kalish, Waste & Recycling News, 6/3/13
How many people do you think are actually going through all that work? Normal paper coffee filters, on the other hand, break down easily.
There are very few legitimate reasons to have a Keurig. Waiting rooms at car dealerships I can understand, as you need small amounts of fresh coffee at many times a day, but having one for home use is much more wasteful than even filling up a 12 cup pot and only drinking 2 cups of it.
The whole point of the Keurig is convenience so you're correct. I don't see anyone separating out the plastic, aluminum, coffee grounds and filter just so they can recycle it.
I usually have a cup of coffee in the morning and my second mid-afternoon. Brewing 24 cups worth of coffee to avoid tossing out two K-Cups isn't a realistic option.
Not the green police, but I guess I don't understand the logic. Why not just brew 2-4 cups at a time? Less waste and, I suspect, less cost. For my coffee maker, 2 cups = 1 mug so that would only be brewing 1-2 real cups at a time. And I love the convenience of Keurig pods for hotel rooms etc, but in terms of every day, they are pretty wasteful and expensive.Brewing 24 cups worth of coffee to avoid tossing out two K-Cups isn't a realistic option.
Not the green police, but I guess I don't understand the logic. Why not just brew 2-4 cups at a time? Less waste and, I suspect, less cost. For my coffee maker, 2 cups = 1 mug so that would only be brewing 1-2 real cups at a time. And I love the convenience of Keurig pods for hotel rooms etc, but in terms of every day, they are pretty wasteful and expensive.
Glad I'm not the only educator in the world who does this. My colleagues think I'm crazy to get up so early before school.fill it at 4 am before going to the gym.
All of these, absolutely yes. Put the water one on the bottom of the list, though. Individuals being responsible for water shortages is a bit of a fallacy. Over 80% of US water consumption is used on industry and agriculture. Every step helps, but there are much bigger changes, such as eating less meat (that one breaks my heart), that would help save water much more. There is something like 50 showers worth of water that goes into each quarter pound hamburger due to all the water needed to let the grass grow, let the cow drink, etc.