Recycle k-cups? Does anybody know if the little cups can be recycled?
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If you take the foil off, dump out the grounds, and pull out the filter, I would think the plastic part should be. If you want to be environmentally friendly, look into the reusable one where you can rinse the grounds off and use it again.
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If you are so worried about recycling better not use K cups at all.Ground coffee is the best for recycling.
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Well first the best way to recycle is to take it out turn it a bit and reuse it. It will make at least another cup with almost the same strength. After that follow other suggestions. Keurig does have a plastic add-on filter that you can put your own coffee into. It is much cheaper per cup and you do not have to worry. Good to use everyday and save the "cups" for fussy company.
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These are just like K-cups, but without the plastic cup. They are not for use in the Keurig Vue machines.
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I use mine in an Ekobrew reusable in my Keurig. It's not recommended to use them in a used k-cup.
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It is not made for k-cups unless you open them up and dump the grounds into the receptacle. Single serve paper pods would probably work, as long as they fit in the little oval basket.
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If you are asking whether the cup is recyclable, then the answer is Yes they are. They are also made of recycled materials. However, your recycle center must be able to accept food contaminated recyclables. Like Pizza Boxes are usually not considered cardboard recyclable because the oils permeate the box. Here is a Dixie publication about all of their products and you can see that the PerfectTouch is there too. http://www.grainger.com/tps/office_equipment_dixie_green_products.pdf
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Remove entire pod, recycle to compost is you like. Replace with new pod. Great coffee.
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Good Question, I checked into recycling at my last filter change, but truly I didn't recycle mine. I would have preferred to recycle, but after checking with my local recyclers decided to junk it. If anyone finds these can be recycled, Please put a post out so I can further pursue recycling. Hope this helps
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No...I'm in the same situation and have not found a reusable yet. It's an outstanding model though, great cup of coffee.
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On the bottom of the solo 5 oz kitchen cups there is no specific recycling number. Only thing there is a manufacturing code. SCC Y5 Patented 49
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No. You use the pods just like a regular k-cup and throw them away afterwards. They are supposed to be biodegradable for the environment.
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You can if you purchase a reusable coffee filter such as one from Solofil. They are worth every penny and make this Keurig that much more valuable!!
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These cartridges are disposable and cannot be refilled but .... as they are metal, they can be recycled.
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Yes, you can. You can buy a re-usable K-cup and put any kind of ground coffee or tea into it that you want.
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You could take it out of the K cup. I would buy the coffee beans and grind them. The same coffee is sold in a bag of whole beans.
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Ive never seen one but I really haven't searched for one. I do occasionally reuse a used cup...demo of how to do this is on YouTube
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Hello, no I tried the k-cups and they don't fit. Had to open them up and dump the coffee in the little basket. Other than that I love the little thing; it's easy to use and clean and as I keep a stockpile of large containers of ground coffee, we use less and waste less so I consider it a good deal.
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The cups are held in place by the cup. Since the San Francisco k-cups don't actually have a cup I don't believe they would work. I had a box of SF pods and stored them in a drawer, but didn't actually attempt to put them in the pad because it didn't seem they would fit.