21 Fun And Cheap Ways To Recycle Your Coffee Pods

Jun 27, 2018

Coffee pods are super convenient. And once you've gotten your caffeine fix, there's so much you can do with the empty cups! 

With enough K-cups, you can craft a stunning light fixture. All you need are some fairy lights--and a healthy appetite for coffee. 

Bead curtains are so yesterday. String together crushed k-cups to make a unique coffee curtain

Tiny portions fit perfectly into empty K-cups. 
Plug the holes in the pods to make dipping sauce containers.

Put your old pods to use one more time. 
Fill the K-cup with coffee grounds and cover it with tin foil. Then align the hole on the pod with the machine spout. 

Give your wrist a break during those late night card games. Simply turn the pod upside down and cut a slit in the bottom.

...and needles, and buttons. Anyone who sews will appreciate this pod-cushion. 

Medallions made from recycled coffee pods will spruce up your most boring kicks.

This is an easy project that will keep the kids busy for hours. Cut out the bottom and stretch a balloon tie over the opening. Bombs away! 

Who knew K-cups were the perfect size for this summer party staple? Make sure to stop up the holes and clean the pods completely before using them. 

Take advantage of the many K-cup containers out there. Fill your old coffee pods with loose paperclips, beads, rhinestones, etc. 

Step up your outdoor décor. Get a string of Christmas lights or fairy lights and poke them through your old pods. 

Want to start a mini garden? Replace coffee grounds with indoor potting mix in K-cups. This is a clever way to start growing flowers and herbs inside. 

Pod-sicles might be the answer to your portion control problems. Adorable popsicles of juice and yogurt slide easily out of the K-cup. 

This tiny treasure box, designed by Entirely Smitten, is so pretty you'd never guess it was made from a K-cup. 

Teach the kids a little weather science. All you need are two old coffee pods, a straw, and a pencil to build a wind gauge. 

Reuse your old pods as coin holders so you can see your change. 

Construct the perfect advent calendar. 

Pour concrete into K-cup molds to make candle holders. Directions here. 

Bakers, listen up. You can reimagine your old pods as scoops for small ingredients like chocolate chips.

Herbs last longer if you cut them up, soak them in water, and place them in the freezer. K-cups are the perfect size for this! 

Stamps. Pumpkin place tags. Teeny Easter baskets. There's no limit to what you can create! 

Do you know of other ways to recycle your old pods? We would love to hear about them!