MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — It’s no secret that single-use plastic coffee pods have created massive waste across the world. Gary and Julie Haynes Kratzer started Green Pod Coffee Packing in Chesterfield County ...
The K-Cup is not recyclable, and consumers use and cast off billions of the pods per year, leading to a huge amount of plastic waste. Two Canadian startups, one from Toronto and one from Vancouver, ...
Possibly the worst aspect of K-cup and Nespresso-style coffee pods is that they are made from aluminum. Because aluminum is recyclable, a whole lot of otherwise conscientious folks buy them. But it ...