Coffee

Wondering how to make your office’s coffee habits more sustainable? We’ve got lots of options available help!

Coffee Options

If you use a traditional coffee maker, beans-to-cup machine, or reusable k-cup filters, compost your grounds by bringing them to an on-campus compostable collection location.

Compostable K-Pods

If you are interested in trying these out (and dropping them off at an on-campus compost collection location), make sure that you are using BPI-certified compostable pods from brands such as Tayst or SF Bay.

As a member of AASHE, Tayst has provided all Pitt buyers with a lifetime 10% discount — just use the code AASHE10. Tayst’s packaging materials are zero waste (i.e., all compostable or recyclable)!

Recycle Your Keurig K-Pods




If you have a $1 Keurig machine from SUPRA and/or can’t use compostable k-pods, you can utilize the K Cycle program (formally known as Grounds to Grown On). K-Cycle program allows you to collect your used k-pods and ship them back to Keurig for deconstruction, including recycling and composting.

Simply order a K-Cycle collection box for your office through Pitt’s SUPRA punchout in PantherExpress , enjoy your coffee, and collect k-pods until your box is full. 

Then, send the full, prepaid box back to Keurig.

Boxes come in Small (10”x10”x10”) or Large (10”x10”x24”)

By weight, 75% of a K-Cycle k-pod is composted & 25% is recycled — all by Keurig.
Want to learn more about where the k-pods go and how they’re handled?
Check out this video!

Starting in May 2019, Pitt started diverting K-pods to Keurig’s recycling program.
Since then, the Univesrity has diverted 119,175 k-pods from the landfill!

Have unanswered questions? Let us know!