Why This German City Has Banned Coffee Pods In Government Buildings

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/01/468631065/why-this-german-city-has-banned-coffee-pods-in-government-buildings?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

As part of a wider effort to reduce waste and energy consumption, Hamburg, Germany, has become the world's first city to ban the use of coffee pods in government-run buildings, offices and institutions like schools and universities.

As part of a wider effort to reduce waste and energy consumption, Hamburg, Germany, has become the world’s first city to ban the use of coffee pods in government-run buildings, offices and institutions like schools and universities.

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While a caffeinated workforce is generally a happy one, it may not be an efficient one — at least, not from a planetary point of view, according to the German city of Hamburg. As part of a wider effort to reduce waste and energy consumption, Hamburg has banned the use of coffee pods in government-run buildings, offices and institutions like schools and universities.

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