What happens to your plastic coffee pods once they’re thrown away? They’re probably going straight to a landfill — even the ones labelled “recyclable”. Professor Calvin Lakhan of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at Toronto’s York University is one of Canada’s leading experts on our waste systems. His new study, Compostable vs. Plastic Coffee…
The Canadian government recently announced it would be tackling the global pollution crisis with bans on single-use plastics. The details of the Canadian plan remain to be seen, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would follow the lead of the European Union with their vote to ban items that often end up littered in…
Separating Fact From Fiction – Get answers to your questions! – Are plastic coffee pods recyclable? – Why aren’t the KCup and RealCup pods recyclable? – I thought that if I separate the lid from the plastic pod, and dump out the coffee, I can put it in my Blue Bin? – Why do some…
New Ontario Working Group Expected to Recommend How to Accept Compostable Coffee Pods and Other Innovations in Ontario Green Bins Toronto, June 20, 2019 — Club Coffee, the leader in plant-based, compostable single serve coffee pods, saluted the Ontario government decision to move rapidly so compostable coffee pods will be accepted in all Ontario green…
Read the FULL text below —————- Published in: National Post Circular Economy Special Insert —————- Single-use plastics are now seen as a global crisis. Less than 10 percent of them are recycled. The rest are sent to landfills, dumped into lakes and oceans, burned for energy with its own environmental implications, or shipped to…
New Data Shows 40% Growth for Brands with Compostable Pods as Consumers Want Less Plastic Toronto, April 25, 2019 — Club Coffee, the leader in plant-based, compostable single serve coffee pods, today announced it will introduce a new compostable pod compatible with Nespresso Original Line brewers and is moving to compostable packaging for its…
At Club Coffee, we build growth through coffee category leadership and sustainable innovation. We are brewing the good in coffee by creating a premium sustainable coffee experience that is better for you and better for the planet. From our global-award winning PurPod100TM, the world’s first 100% Certified Compostable, to new compostable packaging options and turnkey…
We are excited to be amongst the industry leaders featured in Mediaplanet’s ‘Coffee Culture in America’ campaign, available now in The San Francisco Chronicle! Highlighting the far-reaching impact coffee has on our society and environment, this campaign explores how influencers, private companies, individuals and even the NBA are using coffee to develop stronger connections to…
We love innovation. Especially if the innovation is like what we have done for the single-serve coffee market with our PurPod100. Veja, for the past five years, has been working to develop a truly eco-friendly vegan shoe, one that is fully biodegradable. The entire shoe is made from clean, bio-based materials. Read more at: https://bit.ly/2SrFc8G…
Check out this informative info-graphic on the Evolution of Coffee Culture. We particularly like the environmental component:Environmentally Friendly Concerns about climate change and sustainability affect how we source and drink our coffee. 66% say they are willing to pay more for services and products from companies committed to having a positive environmental impact.We have been…
