The grams of waste per teaspoon of ketchup seems high.

What else has a super high packaging waste per consumable volume?

    • @Risk@feddit.uk
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      I know some companies recycle them - the aluminium ones. Not sure how that factors in to the waste equation though.

      • @Jackolantern@lemmy.world
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        I use the nestle ones. And I’m pretty sure they’re made of single use plastic. I hope I’m wrong though. I have since just used regular beans

        • Ew0
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          1210 months ago

          Nestle and evil, name a better dastardly duo.

        • @charles@lemmy.ca
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          Afaik all Nespresso pods are recyclable.

          At least in NA, it’s either through Nestle facilities or via community recycling facilities. Each order comes with bags for either mail-in (red bags), recycling bin (green bags), or store drop off (I believe black bags).

      • @CmdrShepard
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        Costco sells some (San Francisco brand?) made of paper and mesh which are biodegradable.

    • NickwithaC
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      310 months ago

      They make biodegradable pods now that you just throw in with your food waste.

      • BruceTwarzen
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        Coffee grounds is also bio degradable.
        I don’t really understand the need for the pods. Coffee is best fresh roasted and freshly grinded, which the ones in pods are absolutely not. Once i saw an ad where they sold “vintage coffee” nice rebranding to sell old ass pods, this isn’t wine.
        Then they made these coffee balls that fit in a new machine, what are you doing?? Instead ob buying beans and grind them in your machine that can grind all the coffee, people rather buy some pre-ground weird ass coffee balls?

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          610 months ago

          Some people don’t care about the flavor of their coffee, only how much of a buzz it can give them and how quickly. Either that or they’ve been conditioned by Starbucks marketing to think that stale, burned coffee actually tastes good.

        • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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          You have the wrong comparison: k-cups == convenience

          – compared to instant coffee, k-cups make much, MUCH better coffee

          — if you’re going to fresh grind, yeah I don’t know why you would use that machine. Probably just the inconvenience of having more than one.

          — My compromise is a Keurig for when I want convenience or variety, and a French Press for when I want something nicer