Are the coffee pods recyclable? or biodegradeable?
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I'm pretty sure you could use the grounds in a compost. Try burying a used pod in a little soil and see what happens. The paper doesn't seem coated, so I'm sure it would degrade. My City wouldn't take them with normal recycling, unless all the grounds were removed first.
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Hi Gina: I would say they are recyclable, as they are made of a mesh material. Can't answer about they being biodegradable.
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They used to sell it in a plastic jar like other instant coffees, not individual packets. It was FAR LESS EXPENSIVE that way - like a fraction of the cost (5x). I find the individual packets fine for travelling, but when I'm at home I don't need individual packets. I'd rather use a spoon and scoop the coffee out of the jar like any other instant coffee. Environmentally, the little packets are just generating trash unnecessarily. I wish they would go back to the jar. The jar is what they stopped offering.
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Do not believe you could insert the pod into one of the reusable filters. The grounds annoy me as well but not a deal breaker. Would like the see Rodgers coffee add paper filter inside the mesh or a finer mesh to provide a ground free cup.
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I really don't know. They are suppose to be biodegradable and eco-friendly.
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Remove entire pod, recycle to compost is you like. Replace with new pod. Great coffee.
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I can't answer those questions - If I were you, I would direct those questions to the makers of Mr. Coffee via their website. My guess would be that the plastic is NOT BPA free but I could be WRONG!!
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Coffee is Organic and Fair Trade Certified, but not clear from packaging exactly where the beans come from. Hope this helps.
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Biodegradable, yes. Flushable, don't know really. I simply dispose it off in the trash.
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Vue pods are supposed to be BPA free. Instruction booklet makes no mention of BPA's. Try Keurig web site, perhaps there is info. there. Still a great mention though. We like it a lot.
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Yikes. Bio-degradable or not, I would not want to spray anything that looks industrial strength. :) Here's what I do to help with the static problem. Before taking out the plastic catcher, I take a metal spoon (The same one that I'm going to mix the coffee with sugar and creme) and place it into the catcher as I slowly pull it out. The metal spoon immediately attracts the majority of the statically charged particles. Once it's initially in, I can easily take out the entire hopper without making a big mess. I then use the spoon and swish it around the entire container to try and de-ionize all the particles. Then I tap the spoon within the hopper and any particles that are stuck to it are shaken off. I can now easily pour the coffee grinds out of the container with no mess or fuss. No chemicals, nothing additional to clean. For those who like their coffee black.... Guess you'll just have to wash another spoon.
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I searched the internet for "CBTL Reusable Capsules" and found nothing but an article titled "How to refill and recycle our CBTL Gaggia Caffitaly capsules for other brew brands". It had instructions and pictures that seemed helpful from the comments of people who tried it. Basically, you're deconstructing the pre-loaded filter after it's been used and replacing the coffee and foil top. Make sure you don't pack too much coffee in or the water can't go thru. Maybe dump the grounds out of a pod to get an idea of how much to refill with.
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I believe the current machines are pod only. Older models are combination ground coffee or little bags manufactured by Illy.
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if you live near a nespresso store bring them to the store. i do not so i put them in my recycling bin
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I threw out the packaging ages ago, and unfortunately it just says "patent pending" on the item itself. It is recyclable, though.
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Good question, I don't have an official answer but my opinion is that they are not recyclable
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Good evening! My name is Emily Rogers, I am an employee at Rogers Family Company, the manufacturer of this and all San Francisco Bay products. Our Rainforest Blend is our organic coffee, which we did decide to represent with a green label. It is the only San Francisco Bay brand product that is organic that we manufacture. If you are looking for strictly organic products we also make coffee under the label Organic Coffee Company, which offers a variety of different organic coffees. If you have any further questions about our products, please feel free to email me directly at, erogers@rogersfamilyco.com. Thank you, have a nice night!
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I do not believe they are biodegradable. They are strong and I have never had one break when using it. Sometimes you have to compromise.