Single cup, landfill problem

McClatchy News Service If you received a one-cup coffee maker -- or a box of coffee for one -- as a Christmas gift, by now you likely have brewed through and tossed out plenty of those little capsules, and perhaps you've started to wonder about the environmental impact and the value of convenience.

Single-cup coffee makers: A morning cup of environmental harm?

Which comes first, convenience or the environment?

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Single-cup coffee makers harming environment?

If you received a one-cup coffee maker -- or a box of coffee for one -- as a Christmas gift, by now you likely have brewed through and tossed out plenty of those little capsules, and, perhaps, you've started to wonder about the environmental impact and the value of convenience.