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by afandian 3352 days ago
That looks like a waste nightmare.

> The only element not recyclable by municipal methods are the Packs themselves

> Request a prepaid shipping label from by clicking the “Get Started” button below. We will then collect the Packs...

https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/juicero
4 comments
illegalsmile 3352 days ago
Isn't it though? On top of not only the waste you have the waste of shipping/transportation.

> Step One: Cut off the bottom section of the Pack and remove the pulp

> Step Two: Rinse the Pack.

> Step Three: Set the Pack aside until you’re ready to recycle.

> Step Four: MAIL THEM IN Request a prepaid shipping label from by clicking the “Get Started” button below.

At this point I'm better off not only saving money, packaging and associated shipping pitfalls but saving time by simply juicing everything myself at home and buying produce when I make my regular trips to the grocery store.

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jrowley 3352 days ago
The worst part is that if a pack is too old, the machine won't squeeze it for you! So people just throw them out. That's how my friend figured out you can just squeeze them by hand.
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mikeash 3352 days ago
"The only element not recyclable is literally the entire actual product."

I love how companies word things.

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HenryBemis 3352 days ago
Common sense is not so common any more.

Marketing does a great job on pointing out that great big nothing and people recite the marketing material without any critical thinking.

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Yetanfou 3352 days ago
There is another thing about this machine which is not recyclable: your investment in the thing itself. The second-hand value of these will be close to zero.
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rblatz 3352 days ago
I think this waste/recycling thing is more of a SV/HN concern. Keurig tried to introduce a recyclable pod, called the Vue when their previous patent expired for k-cups. Seems to be a massive failure. Also HelloFresh and Blue Apron seem to get brought up a lot here for being hard to recycle and generaring a lot of trash, dozens of people I know have used these services and not one has mentioned the trash issue.
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afandian 3352 days ago
Nonsense, IMHO. I am a programmer and I like technology but I'm a million miles away from Silicon Valley geographically, conceptually and spiritually. Waste affects every part of life, although technology seems to produce more than its fair share.

Your friends don't care about environmental concerns. My friends do. Swings and roundabouts.

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