The Best Keurig Cup Compost And Recycling Tool

Medelco Recycle A Cup Isn’t It Time You Recycled Your Coffee Pods?

It’s how millions of us start every day. More and more of us are using convenient Keurig brewers and K-Cup pods to deliver our delicious morning brew. The truth is most people are not aware that those little pods are not recyclable when they are intact. Sadly, most of these pods end up in landfills, not decomposing. This is a growing and significant environmental concern. Just look at the numbers:

• Nearly 30% of US households own a single serve brewer.
• An estimated 20 billion pods will be consumed this year and most will wind up in landfills.
• That’s enough waste to circle the earth over 12 times.

Solution

Medelco’s Recycle A Cup is an innovative solution to this problem. The patented device allows for the easy separation of the components of the Keurig K-Cup Coffee Pods with just three fast and easy steps.

• 1. Load the pod into the Recycle A Cup.
• 2. Twist the pod around one full turn.
• 3. Separate the pod and recycle.

  Once you have used the Recycle A Cup to separate the coffee pod’s components you are now free to recycle each of them. The coffee grounds make a great addition to your compost pile. The aluminum foil top and the plastic cup and rings once separated are accepted by most recycling services.

  Important Notes and Disclaimers: Please note that the Recycle A Cup works best with Keurig licensed coffee pods. Results with other pods may vary. As with any blade those in the Recycle A Cup will dull over time. The Recycle A cup is designed to last 6 weeks depending on use and is fully recyclable once finished using.

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Brand Story

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“Medelco is a family owned and operated business that prides itself on developing and distributing innovative products. For 40 years Medelco has brought innovation and sustainability to kitchens across the country. Medelco has a broad based product line focused on creating useful, universal, high-quality, low cost products. Medelco’s vision has always included strong ties to sustainability with reusable coffee filters, biodegradable coffee machine cleaners and now Recycle A Cup. Every year more than 20 billion single serve coffee pods are used creating enough waste to circle the globe 12 times. Due to the difficulty of separating the plastic K-Cup from the filter most of these K-Cups will end up in landfills. Medelco identified this issue and decided there had to be a solution. After much trial and error the Recycle A Cup was created. The Recycle A Cup separates the K-Cup pod plastic from the coffee filters and grounds in three easy and quick steps: Step 1) Allow the K-Cup pod to cool and Load the pod into the cutter Step 2) Press both green buttons and Twist the Pod 360 Step 3) Separate the plastic from the filter Once separated you can recycle the plastic pod, recycle the aluminum top and compost the coffee grounds ensuring no waste enters a landfill. It is that simple, in less than 10 seconds you can be a part of a movement helping keep tons of plastic out of landfills. Medelco knows that not every town accepts #5-#7 plastic, the type of plastic the K-Cup pods are made of. This is why Medelco invites you to ship your separated pod plastic back to them if your local facility cannot recycle them. Medelco will ensure the plastic is recycled properly. There are also plenty of uses for your used coffee grounds from composting to making skin exfoliants. Please see the Video above to learn more about the Recycle A Cup K-Cup recycling tool. “

Totem is an award-winning design that combines all your waste and recycling in one compact unit. Updated in 2019, the 2nd generation totem features two compartments arranged vertically, which saves space and makes them very easy to fill and empty. Each compartment has a removable bucket that can be fitted with a single standard liner for General waste or two smaller bags, using the integrated bag hooks, for separating different types of recycling. Breather vents in the bucket sides make removing a full liner easier. Totem also features a ventilated odor filter in the main lid that helps reduce moisture and odor build up from waste. The design comes with a 3 liter (0. 8 us gallon) removable compost bin that can be stored in either compartment, or on the countertop. Stylish, practical and durable, totem is available in two sizes – totem max (60 liters/16 US gallons) and totem compact (40 liters/10. 6 us gallons). stainless-steel versions feature a fingerprint-proof coating, whilst other models feature an easy-clean powder-coated steel finish. custom-fit liners for the main compartments and waste liners for the compost bin are available separately, as are replaceable odor Filters. Choose the right custom-fit liner: totem max (60L): Iw2 waste liners and Iw6 trash liner; totem compact (40L) – Iw2 waste liners and Iw7 trash liner.

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