Medelco Recycle A Cup - Coffee or Tea Pod Recycling Tool - Compatible with K-Cups - 2pk

As others have mentioned, these will not work "out of the box" as well as you might expect. However, after learning the right touch or technique, your success rate will go up to near 100%, and each individual cutting tool will last far longer than it says they do on the box.My trick is to "perforate" with them first. I place a cup into them and then press and release the cutting tool and then rotate the cup very slightly and repeat. I do this until I've gone at least a full rotation around. This will "perforate" the top of the cup. Then when I press the cutting tool and hold it down while I rotate the cup, it is much more likely for the bottom of the cup to come cleanly free of the top. If I skip the perforation step, then many brands of cups with very thin plastic will not maintain their structural integrity for long enough to really allow the cutting tool to do its job. As a consequence, you'll get about a centimeter of plastic that stays connected and is too flimsy to really be cut. You can easily cut the rest with scissors (or just rip). But if you do the perforation step first, this will hardly ever happen and it will be easier to remedy if and when it does happen.This cutting tool may work the best with Dunkin cups. I've had good success with Kroger cups too. The Keurig-brand cups sometimes are a little flimsier and so the perforation step mentioned above is necessary.Either way, this is MUCH nicer than trying to rip the foil off (especially when a cup is still piping hot) and dump the grounds out. I'm not convinced that the plastic in the Keurig cups actually ends up getting recycled when it hits the recycling facility, but I at least feel like I've done my due diligence... (that said, I guess using grounds with a reusable filter cup would be even more sustainable)

I’m happy I get to recycle most of the kcup but too much work to remove foil from lid. This gadget is great for cutting the top off the kcup and freeing up the plastic bottom for recycle. But the frustrating part for me is tearing the paper filter and grounds off the lid and wiping away stuck on grounds for compost, then still having the plastic lid with foil stuck to it that needs to be removed to recycle the lid, and rinsing everything. I end up throwing the messy lid away, thinking I’m at least conserving water. Wish the makers of kcups would come up with something more eco friendly. The gadget is fine!

This gadget lets you 'disconnect the foil cover and the "bag of grounds" from the plastic cup on the k-cup. I gave it 4 stars because it is a little confusing how to use it the first couple times. I also discovered that it worked much better going one direction vs. the other. It is not perfect...but I am REALLY concerned about all the garbage we are compiling, and being able to recycle to bulk of the k-cups makes a difference fo rme!

What I learned after buying this tool is that there are subtle difference is k-cup geometry and/or type of plastic used between coffee brands. For example, this tool works perfect 100% of the time on Starbucks k-cups, and it "sort-of-works" on Sam's Club brand k-cups (it makes rough cut, but then I have to rip out the pod and liner...which sometimes makes a mess).

I love the fact that I can now recycle my used k-cups a little more easily with this Medelco Recycle a Cup. I would have rated it five stars but I have a little more problem using it with my arthritic hands. I press in on the sides as hard as I can and twist but it doesn't always fully cut off the top. I'm sure other people who don't have arthritis in their hands find it much easier to use. I also expect I'll have to order more of these to use once the cutting blades have dulled. No problem as it is still a good way to recycle rather than having it go to a landfill.

I recycle everything I can and these make recycling k cups so much easier and with no mess. Definitely worth the money.

Did you know you can recycle your k-cups if you remove the foil and empty the grounds?I love my k-cups but I know they are bad for the environment. Putting grounds into a k-cup dispense defeats the purpose of a keurig. Plus, all the biodegradable k-cups are deceiving because they are only commercially biodegradable, which isn’t accessible to the common person. Lastly, removing the foil by hand isn’t as easy as it seems.This product has made recycling my k cups much easier. Once they cool, I spin it on my k cup and the top comes off with the coffee filter in one piece.The only downside is the device does not always cut all the way around. As a result, I may have to pull it apart (which can cause coffee grinds to spill) or use scissors.Regardless, I still like using it and I’m very happy with my purchase.

This is an ingenious little gizmo. It goes over the single serve coffee pod and with a twist, it acts as a can opener and disconnects the plastic from the top. The coffee and filter are easily removed into your compost bin, rinse what’s left and ta da! Separated and ready for recycling. I feel better now about using these pods.

Spending 20 dollars for a product that can help the environment is fine. But if that product could only be used for 10-20 times that is just like robbing. I have used it only like 5 times and the blade is already bent. All the material that been used in this product seems quite cheap. The blade on both sides is not even actual blade. It is only 2 pieces of kind metal fragment which is very thin. They are not even sharp.I will keep seeking for other ways to recycle this pot but keep buying this product is definitely not the correct way.

Since this package came with 2 tools, I proceeded to make use of the first one immediately, and it worked beautifully for 2 yrs despite the warning that each was only good for x-number of turns due to wear. Well, the first' blade finally got dull, so I discarded it for the 2nd one still in the original packaging. After 2 weeks of using it with great difficulty, I'm regretting throwing out the 1st one. The blades don't seem to be aligned properly, as well as one blade doesn't push out as far as the other, creating an uneven cut around each cup - therefore leading to the cups only partially cut and I have to forcefully rip the top off the bottom. I'm seriously thinking of discarding the newer one, as it's more trouble than it is worth. I just checked online and now the price for the same tools have jumped more than 25%. A shame - I'm just trying to do my part to help the Earth by recycling. This make the decision more difficult.

This makes the job of deconstructing Kcups only a little bit easier. The blades need to be just a bit longer to actually slice through the plastic all the way around. As it is, it misses areas and you have to kind of force the whole thing open. Once it is open you still have to remove the filter from the top, which can still be messy if you don't do it over your compost container. I continue to use this as it does shave off a tiny bit of time, but once the blades go I won't be purchasing replacements.

It works at separating cups of all brands without exceptions. However;- Tim Horton's. The product works as expected, but separating the bag from the plastic/aluminium foil afterwards is hard. Not the fault of the tool, but a PITA for those trying to separate everything- Van Houtte cups. The tool shines with these cups and separating everything afterwards is a pleasure- illy cups. Again, the tool itself works as expected, and separating the components is easy, though not quite as easy separating the bag from the plastic rimIn summary, you may have an initial feeling that the tool doesn't really save you time and trouble. In the end though, it all depends on the cups you're dissecting, no fault of the tool itself. I've been using the tool for almost a month now, separating approx. 20-30 cups per week. Cuts as well as the first day. Tip: Even though you're sure you've made a full circle with the tool, make at least another half-circle with the tool. Some cups seem to need that extra twist.

I thought this tool would allow me to easily separate all k-cup components into their respective recyclable/compostable parts. This only cuts the bottom plastic cup off for recycling and leaves the foil lid, plastic ring, and grounds in tact. You can maybe separate those pieces by hand but it's messy and not really easier than it was before cutting the plastic cup off.