L
ove the efficiency of
your facility's single-cup
coffeemaker but hate
the waste generated by all those
leftover cups? Purchase a coffee
pod recycling tool that allows
you to easily separate the
grounds from the recyclable
pod without the effort and mess
it takes to do it manually. Since
purchasing the tool, we've been
recycling 30 to 40 cups on a
daily basis, which adds up to
more than 9,000 annually. That's
an incredible return on a pur-
chase that cost less than $15.
Jody Wessel, LPN, CRMST
The Ambulatory Surgical
Center at St. Cloud (Minn.) VA
Health Care System
jody.wessel2@va.gov
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CAFFEINE FIX
Eliminate Coffee
Pod Waste
GREEN GROUNDS Jody Wessel uses a tool to separate
grounds from one of the single-use cups staff use on a
daily basis.
Jody
Wessel
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