On a couple of occasions I've considered buying one of those single serving coffee makers, but when I've used them in hotel rooms I've been unimpressed with the quality of the coffee. Worse all of the materials for every cup go straight into a landfill.
Instead, at home we have a Melita mill and brew that includes a built-in grinder. We buy high-quality and locally roasted whole beans and get great coffee every time for a fraction of what those single use cups cost. We also don't have to use any filters, the grounds go straight into the compost and the filter basket gets rinsed out for the next pot.
More cost effective and less wasteful.?
Waste: The Dark Side of the New Coffee Craze | Feature | Oakland, Berkeley & Bay Area News & Arts Coverage
In June, Peet’s Coffee & Tea dispatched a truck emblazoned with the motto, “Proof in Every Single Cup,” to drive across the country. Every few days the mobile cafe pulls up to the sidewalk of a different city, and the baristas on board hawk free cups of the company’s new single-serve coffees.