Green Up Your Coffee Routine
Episode 35 of the The Planetarian Life Podcast podcast, hosted by Planetarian Life, titled "Green Up Your Coffee Routine" was published on August 7, 2022 and runs 36 minutes.
August 7, 2022 ·36m · The Planetarian Life Podcast
Summary
We would never ask you to give up coffee. But when we learned that coffee is right up there with beef and cheese in terms of emissions, we wanted to find ways to make our coffee routines more Planetarian. We share our tips for reducing waste without sacrificing the quality of your coffee. Then we sit down with our coffee-roasting cousin, Andrew, to get the inside scoop on coffee production, sourcing, and labeling. We discuss: Our thoughts on Keurigs and k-cups (it might surprise you). The easiest way to reduce your coffee emissions without changing your routine. Whether fair trade is really fair trade. How to see past the greenwashing. How you can find the best quality and most environmentally friendly coffee.
Episode Description
We would never ask you to give up coffee. But when we learned that coffee is right up there with beef and cheese in terms of emissions, we wanted to find ways to make our coffee routines more Planetarian. We share our tips for reducing waste without sacrificing the quality of your coffee. Then we sit down with our coffee-roasting cousin, Andrew, to get the inside scoop on coffee production, sourcing, and labeling. We discuss:
- Our thoughts on Keurigs and k-cups (it might surprise you).
- The easiest way to reduce your coffee emissions without changing your routine.
- Whether fair trade is really fair trade.
- How to see past the greenwashing.
- How you can find the best quality and most environmentally friendly coffee.
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