Saturday, March 28, 2015 ... Earth Hour came and gone. Earth Hour shows how great things can be achieved when people come together for a common cause. Its all about taking small steps towards Mother Earth so as to make this planet a better place for our communities and generations to come.
"You’ll notice that once you begin to upcycle that the possibilities are endless."
In 2014, 9.8
billion K-Cups were sold worldwide, and if lined up end-to-end, those discarded
pods would contain enough plastic to circle the globe more than 10
times.
I am sure having a Keurig Coffee machine and the K-cups is a fast, easy and convenient. It brews that perfect cup of coffee every time and there is no "mess". The mess is all those plastic K-cups that are filling our landfills.
John Sylvan, the system's creator regrets ever creating his invention. He estimates that a single K-cup creates more waste than your conventional coffee machine which requires coffee filters. How much you may ask? 10 times more !
The K- Cups are not recyclable at this time and they are here. Is there some way we can recycle these K-cups on our own? Maybe with a little effort we can do our part if we are planning to keep our brewing system. I suggest, emptying out the used coffee grounds into your garden and then throwing the K-cup's in your recycling bin. Or with a little creativity, you can reuse the K-cups. All you need is a piece of masking tape to cover up the hole on the bottom and go K-cup crazy!
Why not use the K-Cups for seed starters. Drop your favorite seed into the coffee grounds and top off with some soil. The hole on the bottom is perfect for drainage. Label the cups.
"You’ll notice that once you begin to upcycle that the possibilities are endless."
I am sure having a Keurig Coffee machine and the K-cups is a fast, easy and convenient. It brews that perfect cup of coffee every time and there is no "mess". The mess is all those plastic K-cups that are filling our landfills.
John Sylvan, the system's creator regrets ever creating his invention. He estimates that a single K-cup creates more waste than your conventional coffee machine which requires coffee filters. How much you may ask? 10 times more !
The K- Cups are not recyclable at this time and they are here. Is there some way we can recycle these K-cups on our own? Maybe with a little effort we can do our part if we are planning to keep our brewing system. I suggest, emptying out the used coffee grounds into your garden and then throwing the K-cup's in your recycling bin. Or with a little creativity, you can reuse the K-cups. All you need is a piece of masking tape to cover up the hole on the bottom and go K-cup crazy!
How are you planning to recycling your K-Cups?
Yikes, that's a lot of K-Cups. You're just full of bright ideas, aren't ya? I never would have thought to use my K-Cups for potting plants. Are those your flowers sprouting up?
ReplyDelete~ Ruby from PA
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