Single-cup brewers are the second-most popular at-home preparation method, behind drip coffee makers, and there has been a 45% increase in Americans' single-cup brewer ownership since 2017.
Companies like Keurig Dr. Pepper and Nestle-owned Nespresso are working on ways for consumers who get their daily cup of Joe through an at-home single-brew machine to lessen the waste that results from the pod approach. Plant- and paper-based pods that can be composted are coming to more markets. Here's a look at what Keurig and Nespresso — the two largest makers of at-home coffee pod systems — have planned for at-home coffee drinkers as part of that push to keep the pods from filling up the garbage., which are plastic-free. The new pods will be wrapped in a plant-based coating, eliminating the need to recycle, which has been a challenge for the company as it tries to move toward greater sustainability.
For Keurig, the process toward sustainability is ongoing. At the end of 2020, the K-Cup pods transitioned from No. 7 plastic to recyclable polypropylene, which is also known as No. 5 plastic in order to boost recyclability options. Yet it wasn't the whole solution. Although No. plastic is considered widely accepted in curbside recycling systems across North America, many communities do not yet accept certain polypropylene containers, including coffee pods, for recycling.
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