Don’t let Keurig convenience overrun our landfills…

Keurig Coffee makers seem to be all the rage this year!

I have seen so many TV commercials and have had occasion to make a cup of coffee with one at a relative's  home.   It just seems so packaging crazy to use this handy system.

When I was gifted with a Special Edition Keurig Coffee Maker recently, I felt torn as to whether to love it or hate it.   Fast and easy to make a cup of tea or coffee.  Wasteful to use the little K-Cups and add to the landfills. The K-Cups are not yet recyclable.  They are made up of plastic, foil, and a sophisticated paper filter that is firmly attached to the plastic. 

And you do pay more than 50 cents for each K-Cup.

I noticed Keurig has what's called a My-K-Cup.  That seemed like it would be more ecologically friendly. When I read about this option, I heard very bad reviews about the quality of the item as well as the way it works.  Plus, I understand you have to take a piece off the coffee pot in order to use it.

Searching around on Amazon, I noticed a product called K-Caps.  I read some reviews and studied the company website.  Sounded like it was the best solution of any of the options I've read about.  I ordered them and have tried the little caps and they work!  You can fill up a number of your recycled K Cups and have them ready to go.  I added them to the Breville K-Cup holder I purchased. 

I feel MUCH better about using the machine now.  I get the convenience of a quick cup of something hot to drink AND I'm being GREEN about it!   And love using my variety o loose teas in the recycled K-Cups.  This K-Cap system works beautifully.

You can find out more about their product and read the story of the engineer who knew there had to be a better solution than throwing out those well designed K-Cups by clicking this link:    Reuse your Keurig K-Cups!