Each year, coffee companies like Keurig and Nespresso produce almost 50 billion single-serve coffee pods, which are notoriously difficult to recycle. Keurig even says so on its labels. Club Coffee in Canada uses a different approach, making a compostable K-Cup alternative, the PurPod100, out of coffee waste. We also asked a coffee expert: What's the most convenient way to brew with the least amount of waste?
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00:00 - 50 Billion Pod Problem
01:01 - Keurig's K-Cups
02:05 - Making A Compostable Coffee Pod
02:43 - Roasting Coffee Waste
02:53 - Plastic From Coffee Waste
04:40 - Keurig’s Recycling Issues
05:11 - The Waste ...