[mikestew]

As I understand it, no. The type of plastic that survives the hot water without leaching yummy chemicals into your drink is apparently not recyclable. Source: from memory, and too apathetic to go look it up.

[stephengillie]

Strange, I could swear the plastic was (1)LDPE.

[stephengillie]

The article says the plastic is (5) not (1). I'll have to do more research.

In the meantime, look for Compostable K-Cups. They're a solution to this problem, which hasn't been marketed enough for you to be aware of it.