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Keurig's new K-Rounds coffee pods are plastic-free and could finally make single-serve coffee-making sustainable (www.techradar.com)
submitted 5 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@slrpnk.net
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This is quite exciting in that it removes plastic waste. I see no reason why different companies can't make different shape ones to maintain their lock-in. I expect a knock-off market to pop-up, but that exists with plastic pods too. It's a step in the right direction at least.

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[-] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago

The biggest area this will be a win in is offices. Areas where groups of different people with different tastes gather and can pick a coffee that’s better suited to their taste. Having reusable k pods is nice, but when people don’t frequently work in there, or don’t realize a keurig is available they might not have one. Although I V60 everyday so this has no real personal impact.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Areas where groups of different people with different tastes gather and can pick a coffee that’s better suited to their taste.

Also places where people have different concepts of cleanliness

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 5 months ago

Flashbacks of the mold infested coffee machine in my first office that just stood there for half a year with the old grounds still inside. Everyone ignored it and made coffee downstairs where someone else had to clean it 🤢

[-] DharkStare@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

That's exactly what happened at my office. The moldy coffee pot stayed there for about a year before someone threw the whole thing away.

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 months ago

We did the same. Taped it all together and carried it like it was a live bomb.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 6 points 5 months ago

True. In my office, they provided a Keurig but you had to bring your own pods. I'd just fill up 2 or 3 of my reusable ones and bring those with me, but your point is definitely valid (especially for offices that provide coffee pods).

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