Since 2020, all Keurig® K-Cup® Pods have been recyclable. Not recycled in many communities; check locally to see if K-Cup® Pods are accepted in your community or sign up for our K-Cycle® program. ​

All of our K-Cup® pods are made from recyclable polypropylene (#5 plastic) which is used in a variety of common household products like butter tubs and yogurt containers. ​

Polypropylene is widely accepted in curbside recycling, although not all recycling facilities that accept polypropylene necessarily accept K-Cup® pods.​

Each recycling facility differs (in fact, there are currently over 20,000 different recycling systems in the U.S.), so it’s important to confirm you can recycle pods in your community. You can check your city’s waste management website to see a list of accepted materials.​

We are working with recyclers across the United States to understand the value of accepting polypropylene in their recycling systems. Where possible, we have been investing in infrastructure upgrades to make sure recyclers can sort and process polypropylene.

In addition to converting all K-Cup® pods to the recyclable format, KDP has intensified its efforts to expand recycling communities across the U.S. to have the capability to recycle polypropylene. In 2020, with a $10 million commitment, KDP became a Founding Member and the largest funder of The Recycling Partnership's Polypropylene Recycling Coalition ("The Coalition"), a collaborative of 18 organizations, including fellow steering committee members Braskem, the Walmart Foundation, and the NextGen Consortium, dedicated to increasing the quantity and quality of polypropylene recycling in the U.S.​

For more information on KDP’s impact, please visit https://www.keurigdrpepper.com/our-impact​

Yes! All K-Cup® pod cartons are made of recyclable paperboard. To recycle, flatten the carton and place it in your curbside recycling bin.