Coffee may be an important part of your daily routine. But have you considered the unintended waste that your habit might be creating?

Single-use coffee pods, like those from Keurig or Nespresso machines, create trash with every coffee. Those small plastic pods belong in the landfill-- they are too small to be recycled, and even the kinds labeled "compostable" plastic are not truly compostable. You can open the pod and put the coffee grounds in your green bin, but the plastic pod should always go in the trash. To avoid this waste, try a reusable K Cup! You can buy sizes that fit all different brands of machine. Switching to a reusable one not only avoids waste, but saves money and allows you to try out a wider variety of coffee grounds.

If you use a drip coffee maker, the coffee grounds and filter can BOTH go in your green bin! As a bonus, coffee grounds are great at soaking up odor, and can help cancel out any odors caused by other foods in your green bin.

There are lots of options for a zero waste coffee. A drip machine, Aeropress, French press, espresso machine, etc. can all make a great cup without plastic waste of single use coffee pods.