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51. Just An Add-On

Tue May 26, 2026, 03:18 PM

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Nearly all plastic is non-recyclable.
Other than sneaker uppers & carpets, the amount of recycle that can be used in new plastics is very small.
7% recycle is considered very good. 4 or 5% much more likely.
None at all is still too common.
Compound that with the fact that people only feed about 70% of plastics into the recycle stream and plastic recycling starts to look more like myth than reality.
It's why I'm such a strong proponent of a return to paper.
Milk, juices, household cleaners, prepared meats, bags for groceries....
Those things, made of paper/cardboard, served us well for a couple hundred years. Going back to that offers no downside to the consumer & eliminates millions of tons of plastic waste.

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What would you do? My Keurig died last week. It lasted a measly 2 1/2 years. I bought it at Costco so they'll take it [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Monday OP

Nope...Costco stands behind the things they sell.... MiHale Monday #1

I do and I will! Floyd R. Turbo Monday #10

Get all your money back, and buy a french press. FoxNewsSucks Monday #2

Too much work! Floyd R. Turbo Monday #11

Yes and no, FoxNewsSucks Monday #22

I like Chemex. Pour over method... legallyblondeNYC Monday #3

Can't wait for my fix! Floyd R. Turbo Monday #12

Pour over cone, $10.99. Fresh grind. I can take it cachukis Monday #4

Yes. This has been my ideal solution for years now. Makes great coffee without waste. hlthe2b Monday #7

Too complicated! Floyd R. Turbo Monday #13

I just returned an air fryer to Costco that was purchased 1 1/2 years ago. Intractable Monday #5

True that! Floyd R. Turbo Monday #14

Screw the wasteful Keurig style coffee makers Bobstandard Monday #6

Exactly. Those capsules are full of plastics and other environmental contaminants...Pour over works great. hlthe2b Monday #8

You can take my Keurig when you pry it from my cold dead hands! Floyd R. Turbo Monday #15

That's how I feel about my gas stove, FoxNewsSucks Monday #21

Just like me! Wasteful and expensive!😁 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #25

u can get a reusable thingie. mopinko Monday #23

I have one! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #24

Nothing beats an electric kettle and instant coffee for convenience. hunter Yesterday #39

For small batches I use a Coffee Gator. VGNonly Monday #9

Praise K-cups!😈 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #16

Stop beating around the bush! True Dough Monday #17

The first thing I'm going to do is raise the price of the hotdogs! 🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #18

Ha! True Dough Monday #19

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Monday #20

Melita ceramic coffee dripper. no_hypocrisy Yesterday #26

I'd break it! 😬 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #31

They make them in plastic too. Jes sayin' no_hypocrisy Yesterday #45

I'd break it! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #46

Return. The cost is built into their business model. They get good will with the public. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #27

Good point! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #32

I would stop wasting my money on Keurig, and buy a cheap Emile Yesterday #28

I love my Keurig! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #33

Just get a good drip coffee maker or a French Press then find a local person who roasts his or her's own Botany Yesterday #29

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #34

Those plastic prefilled coffee things are made from oil and non recyclable Botany Yesterday #37

Thanks but I gave up grinding twenty years ago! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #41

My friend can ship the beans ground. Botany Yesterday #44

🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #47

Just An Add-On ProfessorGAC Yesterday #51

Return the broken one to Costco, return the new one and then buy one at Costco. What dem4decades Yesterday #30

Costco doesn't have the model I bought! The most inexpensive one at Costco is $70.00 more than what I paid! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #35

Costco doesn't buy the lower end models, that's how they can stand behind their products. dem4decades Yesterday #36

The one I purchased normally retails for $180. to $210. depending on the retailer. Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #48

So Costco gives you $100. The new one costs $170 TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #42

I bought a $180. + for $100. Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #49

Oh bummer on the change TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #52

Can't wait! 😛 Floyd R. Turbo 21 hrs ago #54

I did not know that about Costco...makes me like them even more. maptap22 Yesterday #38

Wow! The longest I ever had one was five years! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #40

2 Words.... Sane1 Yesterday #43

😬 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #50

Take it back Figarosmom Yesterday #53

🤗 Floyd R. Turbo 21 hrs ago #55