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Which Coffee Should I Use in my Pod Star reusable coffee pods?

Getting the right grind size is the biggest challenge to making the perfect cuppa with reusable pods. But once you’ve got the right one, your coffees will taste amazing and your love of reusable pods will be confirmed. If the grind is too fine, water will not flow through the...

Healthy Habit Checklist: Are You Making These Everyday Changes?

There are daily habits that are killing the environment and our health. Sending single-use or biodegradable products to landfill, plastic usage, diet and overconsumption of electricity. Fortunately, routine changes like using refillable coffee pods, composting and meal planning make a big impact. It’s these small lifestyle shifts that reduce ecological...

How to Identify Greenwashing and its Negative Impact

If you care about the impact your purchases have on the environment, it’s important you know how to identify greenwashing. Greenwashing is the act of misleading consumers about environmental practices. When companies claim they’re an eco-business, or sell eco-products without doing the eco-ness required, they’re greenwashing buyers into believing they’re supporting sustainable.

Why Choose Reusable Coffee Pods? The Truth About Recycling

Many people believe they’re doing the right thing by recycling. Whilst it’s more effective than sending waste to landfill, the costs behind the process aren’t viable long term.The problem with recycling is it’s unsustainable. It’s perceived to be good, encouraging consumers to feel better knowing their resources will be recirculated....

7 Sustainable Gift Ideas to Nurture Australia’s Environment

Sustainability is the best gift you can give. Something that says I care about you and the environment is more thoughtful than an unwanted gift that could end up in landfill. In 2018, 10 million unwanted Christmas presents were discarded. Pamper products, socks, single-use, candles and wrapping paper are just...

How to Find the Best Coffee Pod Machine in Australia

A good cup of coffee is what gets many of us through the day. But a bad brew is the nightmare of home and office life. To make the perfect cup of Barista-style coffee, you need the right tools. Quality coffee beans are one thing. Without the right coffee pod...

What Eco Coffee Do You Drink? 3 Types and their Benefits

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. In Australia, three in four people consume at least a cup a day. Yet not all coffee is created equal. It begs the question, how easy is it to drink an ethical cup of your favourite brew?

Stainless Steel Coffee Pods | Reasons to Make the Switch | Pod Star

Coffee pods are a convenient solution to get your caffeine fix. But Australia’s dependency on them isn’t good for the environment. If you want to combine your love for espresso with an urge to be green, you may need to make some novel choices.

The bottom line - how much money will a Pod Star reusable capsule save me

Are you currently paying 73c to 87c per coffee pod for your Nespresso Coffee Machine? Or 84c er coffee pods for your Espressotoria Coffee Machine? If saving the environment isn’t enough to get you going, how about saving money! Here’s a simple look at the costs of non-reusable coffee capsules…. Nespresso =...

Freedom of choice - Using your favourite coffee in a Pod Star lifetime capsule

Do you love your pod coffee machine but really miss that special blend from your local barista? Pod Star reusable stainless steel capsules allow you to pack your capsules with your own favourite blend. Simply ask your local café to grind their roasted beans to a number 2 grind (which is...

The Environment: In An Effort to Reduce Reuse Recycle - Shop Zero Waste Products

55 million coffee capsules become landfill every single day in the world – that’s 20 billion coffee capsules a year! This figure is astounding and growing, and Pod Star is dedicated to helping address the problem with eco friendly products. Former Nespresso boss Jean-Paul Gaillard has said that people using non-reusable,...

28 of the best eco friendly products to reduce waste at home in Australia

These are some brilliant ways to reduce waste, select eco alternatives and move towards zero waste living. My husband and I have started our mission to refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle and while we believe that refusing to buy new items is a good step and we have started with this,...