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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by silverFork on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:22AM (#50367848)
Typical paper cups that are used to serve coffee produce massively more plastic particles and they are more toxic. One cup per years exceeds what whole year of coffee make plastic releases..

plastic coffee maker: 20 particles paper cup : 25000 particle

https://getplasticproof.com/blog/does-coffee-have-microplast...

Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by amelius on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:33AM (#50368022)
Ok, but real coffee drinkers don't use paper cups ...
Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by silverFork on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:47AM (#50368243)
They do when they are at work. People don't carry a tumbler when they go to the movies. There are starbuck's what do you call groupies and alike. The pods produce a lot of micro plastic too.

Years ago I looked for all stainless coffee maker and even the most expensive ones had plastic parts. The drip mechanism for all of them had plastic parts. I don't know if they have changed or not.

Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by polotics on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @03:36PM (#50371152)
Nope! The number of jokes I get at the office coffee machine (well the nespresso next to it) with my shot glass, you wouldn't believe. btw anyone tried the seaweed sphere capsules? :-)
Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by silverFork on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @04:13PM (#50371612)
Never had heard seaweed capsules.. neat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvktnHozAj4&t=71s

Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by KingMob on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:05AM (#50376916)
I'm sure a lot of workplaces have a kitchen with an assortment of random mugs. Maybe this is true at a construction site, but nowhere I've ever worked lacked non-paper cups.
Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by baud147258 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @04:06AM (#50376923)
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