Mr.Peaberry
Member
Single use containers, though made from recyclable materials, are not a very environmentally friendly alternative. PET bottles are recyclable, but in some states, the actual recovery rate is abysmal...less than 20%. Single use containers are the problem...and the solution is not to make them from recycled materials...all this does is just delay the inevitable, that the original virgin materials...plastic...still ends up in landfill, or storm drains and then washed out to our oceans. I watched a FB video of a plastic straw being removed from the nostril of a leatherback turtle recently. We promote harm to our planet by perpetuating this myth that using recycled materials in single use packaging is helping. The only people that benefit from this school of thought are the marketers of recycled plastics. The green alternative is to reduce the use of plastics by eliminating the use of single use packaging wherever possible. I hope that all of us who love good coffee would consider promoting reusable Keurig filters, and focus on delivering good coffee, rather than prepackaged R&G coffee. In my opinion, it is just insanity to endeavor to source, roast , and sell the finest coffee, but then sell it pre-ground it in these wasteful little packages that will be stored long enough to degrade the quality of the coffee so painstakingly processed to ensure a good result in the cup.
