stackyFACTSConvenience comes at the cost of eternal landfill residency. Single-use coffee pods consist of multiple incompatible plastics, aluminum foil, and wet paper, all fused together so tightly that recycling facilities physically cannot separate the components, making them virtually immortal garbage.
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