I bought a 10-pack of the Caffitaly pods for my Dad for Father's Day. My folks are avid recyclers and were pulling the previously used plastic pods apart. They were separating the coffee grinds for their compost bin, and the soft plastic was being collected for Redcyle but this was a very cumbersome and time-consuming process. Dad is extremely happy with his gift and even happier that he is contributing to saving the planet with no hard plastic pods to dispose of. The stainless steel pods are extremely well engineered and will no doubt outlive all of us! Dad even rushed out to buy a second coffee machine so that he can continue to use his pods if his current machine expires. My Mum is even happier that the plastic pods are no longer taking over the house. I have since bought some Podstar pods for myself for my Nespresso machine. Thank you Podstar for making a quality product! I would highly recommend these.