How to Enjoy a Single Cup Coffee Maker and Recycle Coffee Pods
I’m sharing a review and demonstration of a household gadget I used to recycle coffee pods. I’m sure many of you enjoy your single cup coffee makers, but what do you do with the pods? I noticed my coffee pod supplier (and many other manufacturers) began producing recyclable pods. Awesome! I bought them and thought, “what do I do with them”?
In this post, I’ll share the experience I had using a tool I found online. You’ll learn how to recycle coffee pods, and maybe even come up with some uses for the coffee grounds.
This post is all about how I safely and responsibly recycle coffee pods in my home.
For starters, to recycle the pods, you need to separate the pod that contains the coffee grounds from the plastic and aluminum materials. So, I did the obvious. I asked my husband to grab the mallet in the garage and I proceeded to slam each pod to separate them. Well, I think you can guess, that wasn’t the best solution.
Then, I searched on Amazon for household gadgets, specifically related to recycling pods, and found this product, Recycle-a-cup I ordered two packages of the one shown in this post, and I have to say, I like it! Easy to use, not pricey, and easy to store.
Here’s how it works:
First, make sure you have room to work and some kind of bowl, bag, etc. for the components you are about to separate.
Attach the gadget to the top of the coffee pod. See those green tabs on the side? Position your fingers on those tabs simultaneously and twist in the direction of the arrow you see at the top of the tool. The tabs will push out sharp edges that will cut the plastic just below the rim of the pod cap.
Once you have twisted enough to cut the entire cap of the pod, release your grip on the tabs and remove the tool from the pod. Then lift the pod cap off. You’ll see the filter pulls out of the pod easily. Now comes the fun part!
Pull the filter off and separate from the cap. I found that it works best if I pinch the filter and then pull. Make sure the grounds have a place to land, so this step works best if you are holding the filter over a bowl, bag, etc.
Once the filter is removed, push the foil at the puncture mark and pull the foil off of the rim of the pod cap. I did this over the grounds bowl as there may be quite a bit of grounds stuck to the aluminum.
That’s it. I was finished. I successfully separated all the components of the pod and can now recycle. Plastic and aluminum can go in your recycle bins. The grounds and filters are compostable so you can use them in your garden or compost bin.
All in all, I am completely satisfied with this household gadget. The extra gadgets from my purchase were in my kitchen the last time I had company, so I played a little game. The first guest to arrive and the first two guests who asked for coffee were the lucky recipients of these household gadgets.
This post was all about safe and environmentally friendly recycling coffee pods. I hope you found this post helpful.
Now I’m heading to my kitchen for a cup of coffee.
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