For Christmas 2011, I was fortunate to receive a Keurig Coffee single cup coffee maker. This was a dream come true for someone like me who appreciates a fresh cup of coffee. The downside to owning a Keurig, however, is that the individual coffee packaging (the K-Cup) was not recyclable and I truly felt bad about throwing the used packaging in the trash. I did invest in a reusable filter assembly that can be easily cleane