Thanks, that is a good suggestion. It takes 5 minutes instead of 15 seconds. I'll give that try using the Keurig machine for hot water. The Keurig coffee is definitely mediocre.

Definitely doesn't do away with waste, although compostable paper filters are better than plastic pods (unless the pods can be composted?)

Most people just throw away those compostable paper filters and they wind up buried in an oxygen deprived environment where they will never biodegrade. I wonder which one compresses into smaller land fill space: the paper filter or the plastic k-cup.

We're hippies so we use an organic cotton one, unless it's 4am and it's dirty we have backup paper filters.

That's a good one.

Also try the AeroPress: faster brew, smaller filters (reusable metal available), fast clean, excellent results.