Switched to a reusable coffee filter after finding 300 K-Cups in a landfill

I was dumping trash at the county dump near Springfield last month and saw this whole pile of used K-Cups just sitting in a row. Counted like 300 of them in one spot, all non recyclable plastic. Made me look up how many end up in landfills every year and it's insane. Switched to a stainless steel mesh filter for my Mr. Coffee and it works fine. Anyone else ditch single serve pods for a more permanent setup?

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luna89115d ago

Yeah I had the same wakeup call a couple years back when I helped a buddy clean out his garage and found like a hundred k-cups stuffed in a box he forgot about. The mesh filter is the way to go, just rinse it out and you're good for years. I even started composting the grounds after that, they break down fast in the garden. The only thing I miss is the convenience on mornings I'm running late, but I just prefill the filter the night before and it takes ten seconds.

knight.mason15d ago

Read that coffee grounds help with soil aeration too.

martin.paige15d ago

Have you tried tossing them in the freezer first? I keep a bag of used grounds in my freezer to cut down on the smell, then I just sprinkle them around my tomato plants every couple weeks.