Keurig's new machine uses plastic-free compressed coffee pucks

Keurig's new machine uses plastic-free compressed coffee pucks Keurig’s new machine uses plastic-free compressed coffee pucks The $500 Alta trades recyclable pods for 100 percent compostable pucks wrapped in a plant-based coating. The $500 Alta trades recyclable pods for 100 percent compostable pucks wrapped in a plant-based coating.

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• Keurig’s new machine uses plastic-free compressed coffee pucks The $500 Alta trades recyclable pods for 100 percent compostable pucks wrapped in a plant-based coating.
• The $500 Alta trades recyclable pods for 100 percent compostable pucks wrapped in a plant-based coating.
• by Andrew Liszewski Oct 2, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC Image: Keurig Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.
• Keurig’s new single-serve coffee machine delivers the same convenience that helped popularize its appliances but without the use of recyclable pods made from plastic and aluminum.
• The company first showed off its Keurig Alta machine two years ago while introducing the puck-shaped pod replacements called AltaRounds that wrap pressed coffee grounds in a plant-based coating derived from seaweed.
• The pucks are 100 percent compostable, and while they currently come in plastic wrappers to keep them fresh, the company is working to transition to paper wrappers, according to CNET .