To tell collegue to STFU about me having a pod coffee / tea machine at work

[jdoe8]

She always makes some snide remark about me "littering the planet" when I just want a drink from my own machine, that I paid for and got permission and PAT tested to have it in work, when on my break. Is it too much to ask her to just shut up?

[crazywriter]

YWNBU.

One mention would all she'd need to make about it. There's no need for people to bang on about things.

I miss my pod machine. I only used it once a week for hot chocolate but I can't find a hot chocolate as good as the Cadbury one.

[redexpat]

Shut up you insufferable bore should do the trick.

[ego147]

Economically as well as eco friendly

But the coffee has to get here so there's the effect of the sea transport. Ships aren't known for being good for the environment.

The coffee has to be grown and picked - who knows what issues that causes locally.

Everything we do has some cost to it. But OTOH, I do like coffee.

[Antihop]

I should add that the coffee net I use can be used countless times and does not need any filter paper or any extra bits. Economically as well as eco friendly!

[Antihop]

Actually I agree with her. I love a proper cup of coffee and I drink several a day. At work I use one of these coffee nets, which is much less washing up than a cafetiere. www.chatsford.com/mug_infuser.htm


Recycling is great but reducing consumption is even better for the planet.

[FlopIsMyParentingGuru]

Does she have a pet? That got a terrible eco footprint. Or some other bad habit you can use to point out her hypocrisy.

[DamePlata]

Does she eat meat?

I use the rombout one cup filters and I know they are more plastic that the earth doesn't need but if a meat eater reprimanded me for using them I'd tell them to watch cowspiracy and then see how they felt about nagging me.

[HateMrTumble]

Save all coffee pods in a box, then when it's full, stick it on her desk so she can take them for recycling

[DeadGood]

"We have a nespresso machine, and the company take away old pods when they deliver new ones."

And then what happens?

I know this sounds harsh, but it's a bit naive to assume that because they disappear from your view, that they are being carefully and conscientiously turned into compost or something.

[KERALA1]

Yes - coated with stuff that makes them hard to recycle. The man who invented nespresso machines is horrified at the environmental damage unleashed. He has invented entirely biodegradable pods. There was a court case where nespresso tried to ban him but he just won. You can order his biodegradable pods from cofico - they are just as good and work really well. Salves my conscience anyway.

[Amalfimamma]

Allude to the fact that she is part of the category which pollutes more than cars.

cow

[PopGoesTheWeaz]

hasn't nespresso pretty much admitted that they collect pods but don't actually recycle them?

[KERALA1]

Switch to cofico they do biodegradable pods nespresso compatible. Then you really can tell her to sod off

[CouldIHaveIt]

It doesn't matter whether she is 'right' or not. She's had her say, now she just needs to STFU. It's incredibly rude of her to go on & on about it.

Next time, tell her you have 'heard' her opinion. You'll assume it hasn't changed so there's no need to repeat it. . Tell her she's welcome to recycle the pods if she wants to.

[RandomDent]

Your post has led me to google for mini pod coffee makers. :o

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeG0es]

What sort is it? We drop Nespresso pods to a collect plus point near work for free return to the recycling plant. We also have a local organiser for the charity www.kickscount.org.uk/fundraising/recycling/ who takes biscuit wrappers and Tassimo pods.

[Silvercatowner]

Our planet is fucked, a few coffee pods are really not going to slow the extinction event.

[Fluffsnuts]

They are dreadful for the planet. So whilst it's annoying, she does have a point.

[BoneyBackJefferson]

whether she is correct about the recycling issues or not, she should not be bitching about you in the work place.

[GnomeDePlume]

How about reusable pods:

HEMA

[FearandLoathinginLasVegas]

Its really really hard to phrase what i am going to say as I don't mean to be mean, just factual.
Pods if they're unrecycled are a waste and are so bad for the environment (sorry). Even if recycled there is still waste in their production/re-production.
Although I wouldn't go on about it like her. I agree with the sentiment and although i love coffee, I would not have a pod machine.
I think our children will have to think a lot more about sustainability than we do. There's so much unnecessary waste in our day to day products, like their grandparents, our children will look back at us and be amazed at how much we wasted.

[ego147]

You just need to find out something she does that litters the planet.
Coffee cups from Starbucks?
Driving?
Using electricity that is non essential?

Everyone has a carbon footprint.

We should all try to use less and recycle. But I bet we all - and that includes the lady in question - do many things that have an impact that we don't realise.

[CocktailQueen]

Those coffee pods are terrible for the planet. So yabu. She is right.

[BurnTheBlackSuit]

Some small charities collect Tassimo pods for recycling, i.e. School PTAs.