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Compostable coffee pods
Single-serve pods and capsules have changed how coffee, tea, and other hot drinks are made and consumed, enabling faster preparation and greater product customization. But the packaging waste does present some problems. About 9.1 billion single-serve coffee and drink cartridges wind up in U.S. landfills annually, amounting to some 19 million cubic feet of waste, according to Rogers Family Co., Lincoln, Calif. To address the challenge of waste and recyclability, Rogers Fam…