My morning pick-me up. My friend. My coffee-filled cup accompanies me to the computer in the morning. That fresh brewed aroma…the nutty, creamy, and rich taste sets me off in the right direction.

When purchasing items like coffee, sometimes there are choices to be made. You can’t well just plop a pound of loose coffee beans in your cart, so packaging is a must. What type of packaging do you choose. Is there a lesser evil?

As I was scooping my morning coffee out of it’s foil pouch, my husband wondered out loud, “were did coffee cans go?” We reminisced for a bit about the coffee cans of our youth. They held nails, screws and bolts in the garage. They held dirt and small plants. We punctured them with an awl to make candle lanterns. Those tin cans had a million second lives.

There are tin coffee cans, plastic coffee tubs, foil and plastic lined coffee pouches, and perhaps you can purchase coffee in bulk…though I haven’t seen this yet. (Have I just not been looking? Readers, enlighten me please.)

Fast forward a few decades from the prehistoric coffee-can era to today. Companies want to save money and are selling their coffee in thin foil lined pouches. Where do they go? Usually they are tossed in the trash is my guess. Although this particular organic coffee pouch can be returned to a brick and mortar store for a free tall cup of coffee. Good way to keep these babies out of the landfill I say.

I prefer to drink the stuff in the pouch. It tastes better. I prefer to buy the stuff in the can. I like cans. It is actually difficult to find a coffee can. Try to find a can of coffee the next time you go to the grocery. Hummmm. This may just boil down to a lifestyle choice. Unfortunately the lesser packaging product doesn’t always fit your lifestyle. Nevertheless, I am certainly game to try the next more eco-friendly coffee I find.