There are Keurig accessories that can help lessen your environmental impact and time spent cleaning all at once—and they’re surprisingly affordable. To start, reusable K-cups cut down on single-use plastic and give you more flexibility in the flavors you sip. Simply fill it with your favorite coffee grounds and follow the same Keurig steps as usual. Some of the best-selling versions even come with petite scoopers that precisely fill the K-cups with the proper amount of coffee grounds and prevent countertop spills. As for cleaning your Keurig, there’s no need to get out your scrubbing gloves. Shoppers use everything from descaling solutions to reusable needle cleaners to rinse out their appliances in just a few minutes. Getting a cleaner and more eco-friendly Keurig setup is easier than you’d think. Browse the seven essentials that you can use to achieve this below. “I have saved a lot of money on not purchasing disposable pods,” explained one five-star reviewer, “but I am most content that we are not contributing to the vast amount of plastic pods produced each day that have, and will, end up in landfills and our oceans.” Just fill the device with water and then place it where you normally put pods in. After pressing the brew button and letting the liquid pour through, the grounds that were previously compacted on the needle will fall into the tool’s reservoir.
