Can Keurig Dr Pepper Make an Ecofriendly K-Cup?

When Keurig's single-serving coffee pods first hit the market, they were a novelty, and even something of a status symbol. The cup-at-a-time coffeemakers that used them cost hundreds of dollars, and the K-Cup pods themselves were not nearly as widely available as they are today.

But the convenience they offered proved to be something that consumers desired. Mass-market growth, as well as the merger of  Keurig with longtime partner Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, led to the machines becoming more affordable, and then nearly ubiquitous. Brewing whole pots of coffee rapidly fell out of fashion.

For a while, the public simply marveled at the way the new machines allowed each person in a home or office to enjoy their own fresh cup of java. But eventually, a backlash developed as people began contemplating the waste generated each year in the form of billions of disposable, non-recyclable plastic K-Cup pods. Even the inventor the machines called them "his biggest regret" for that reason.

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Source Fool.com