A One Cup Coffee Maker is a Green-Way to Have Your Coffee
US $181.84
Every one is much more energy conscious these days. It is more and more important to go green. Saving natural resources is important for the future of the planet. This goes without saying. There are large things you can do to make your home green. Not all people can afford these upgrades. It is still possible to go green in small ways that will add up over a period of time. One way to do this is to make your coffee one cup at a time with a one cup coffee maker.
This may not seem like the best way to go green, but if you take into account many different aspects of making a cup of coffee then you may see the benefits. When you make a full pot of coffee, you use a full carafe of water. Whatever coffee you do not drink goes down the drain. This is a huge waste of water.
If you are only dumping 4 oz of left over coffee a day that does not seem like a whole lot does it? Let us look at the long run however. When you are throwing out the same amount of leftover coffee every day over a period of a year then that adds up to almost 12 gallons of wasted water down the drain. If you throw out 8oz then you can double the amount of wasted water.
This does not seem like a lot waste either. But now if you take into account that millions of people could be throwing out this same amount of left over coffee then it does seem to add up. You are talking about millions of gallons of water being wasted each year in just coffee waste. This is why one cup coffee makers are good for starting on a green home plan.
Another way that the one-cup-coffee-maker helps to keep the planet green is that it does not use as much electricity as large coffee maker will. When you brew one cup at a time, it will not take as long. You will not be wasting electricity on large pot of coffee that may end up being thrown out any way. This works hand in hand with saving water.
By only brewing one cup of coffee at a time you will also be saving on filters. Many of the one cup brewers come with a built in filter. Others have the coffee in prepackaged filters. These filters are much smaller and will allow for the perfect cup of coffee. Why waste a huge filter on a pot of coffee that is going to be thrown out?
As you can see, little savings and small steps towards going green can add up to quite a bit in the long run. Just the amount of water that is saved is worth the effort. If everyone took the small steps they would turn them into long leaps over a long period of time.
