Keurig Just Debuted Its First Plastic-Free Coffee Pods—Here’s What to Know

Keurig’s new machine uses plastic-free compressed coffee pucks

Keurig's new single-serve coffee machine delivers the same convenience that helped popularize its appliances but without the use of recyclable pods made from plastic and aluminum. The company first showed off its Keurig Alta machine two years ago while introducing the puck-shaped pod replacements called AltaRounds that wrap pressed coffee grounds in a plant-based coating […]

Keurig Just Debuted Its First Plastic-Free Coffee Pods—Here’s What to Know

Make espresso drinks like a barista.Credit: Courtesy of KeurigFound in hotel rooms, office break rooms, and even your own kitchen, Keurig machines have become the go-to appliance for coffee lovers.Now the company has brewed up something new—the Keurig Alta system and the next iteration of K-Cup pods called AltaRounds.AltaRounds are plastic- and aluminum-free pods and fully compostable. Besides producing less waste, the new pods can also make esp…

Keurig Alta system swaps plastic pods for compressed coffee tabs

Keurig Alta is a single-brew system that uses tablets of compressed coffee AltaRounds are compostable, and are brewed in the Keurig Alta machine The Alta machine is also fully backward-compatible with K-Cups Keurig is famous for its K-Cup coffee pods, but it's breaking away from the traditional capsule format with a single-serve system called Alta that uses tablets of compressed coffee with no individual packaging. According to a press release, …