April 22 is Earth Day and this year is the 52nd anniversary of the first Earth Day. April has become a month for us to reflect on what we can do to protect our precious planet by bringing a sustainable, restorative, even regenerative mindset to how we live, how we play, and how we work.
All this can weigh heavily on your heart and mind if you care about minimizing waste but also prize the convenience of your single serving pod coffee maker. There’s no two ways around it: most of these types of pods are just plain wasteful and wind up adding to our landfills. Or worse…in our waterways, where it can harm wildlife.
Eco-conscious convenient coffee lovers know there’s an alternative. This is precisely why we said no to the old-fashioned coffee pods and put our delicious Boyd’s coffee only in 100% compostable coffee pods. 100%. Compostable. All of it. The lid (even the inks!), the ring, and the mesh are all 100% compostable and also make extremely delicious coffee.
The beauty of switching to biodegradable coffee pods is that they leave behind no traces and can be composted. This eases the burden on landfills and our hearts and also creates rich soil amendments. This is what nature intended – the cycling of nutrients to keep soil healthy.
Composting 101
Composting is essentially controlled biological decomposition of organic materials. Micro-organisms break down organic material (like Boyd’s coffee pods and grounds). By oxidizing organic material, the organic material will “heat up” increasing the rate of decomposition. In the end, what’s left is rich organic matter that can benefit any soil. Whether it’s your garden compost or a big commercial composter, the process is essentially the same.
Composting Helps Mitigate Greenhouse Gases
Another way composting benefits our planet is by preventing the release of methane – a powerful greenhouse gas. When organic material (such as food or plant waste) breaks down in a landfill, it releases methane. But the composting process prevents that from occurring.
How You Can Compost
- Many municipalities have curbside collection programs for household food and yard waste. You can check with your local town or city if you don’t know.
- To find a place near you that accepts food and yard waste and compostable packaging, you can visit findacomposter.com.
- To make and use your own backyard compost, we love these simple instructions: https://www.ecocycle.org/backyard-composting
So much progress has been made and yet there is still so far to go. And this is why we understand sustainability as a practice not a destination.
