Change the Way You Make Coffee to Improve Your Life — Forever

After water, coffee is America’s most popular beverage. For good reason.

Coffee elevates our mood and motivation, while blocking the chemical signals that make us feel tired. It is associated with a lower risk of head and neck cancer, Type 2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. Caffeinated brew even forges community: Kings feared the politics fomenting in coffeehouses.

What’s less wonderful is what’s left behind: More than 10 billion paper and plastic cups each year, mountains of broken equipment and tons of other waste. That new $50 drip coffee maker on your counter? Destined for the landfill after a few years of dispensing mediocre coffee.

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Washington Post.