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Why are you singling out K Cups? All those products you mentioned are made of plastic, and while I do find the straw thing is ridiculous compared to the fish nets abandoned in the ocean every day, I still think all single use plastics are kind of bad.
Because people make K-cups out to be some sort of hellish invention. Go post on /c/asklemmy, "What are your thoughts on K-cups?", watch the vitriol roll in. The stupid things have been the talk of the world for a decade+.
To add to the stupid: Reusable Keurig cups have been on the market since forever; we have 6. Only reason I score any for seedlings is from my wife's office. "Hey, can you dig some more out the break-room trash?"
And of course single-use plastics are bad, we agree, but the social media hate for K-cups is flat out stupid. Any store-bought drink is a waste of plastic or glass, but god forbid K-cups. And again, I pack out styofoam, glass and other single-use plastics, never seen a K-cup. Not one. Non-issue compared to anything else, even straws or bottle caps.
And yes, fishing nets are a scourge from hell. I'll get really mad talking about that particular bullshit.
I think k cups get the hate they do because there are plenty of coffee making machines that don't produce so much waste. The alternatives are practical and plentiful.
Why would someone bring a K Cup out into nature? Soda and the other plastics you mentioned don’t require a huge machine to use.
I hate Keurig simply because their machines are shit. I bought a $200 model a few years ago and it overheated itself during descaling. I got a free replacement but that one’s buttons were shot on day one. The reusable K Cup was a pain to use, and I hated buying a huge box of plastic pods to satisfy my caffeine habit.
These days I drink pour over coffee with an electric kettle—the coffee beans come in a huge bag so I don’t need to throw out 2+ K Cups everyday.