The compostable pods are not plastic…or at least not fossil fuel based plastic. The pod itself along with the grounds goes right into yard waste. The pods that I do buy surprisingly come to about the same price I would pay for beans. My parents did give me a coffee pot but that is more for when I have guests. I’m the only one in the house that drinks coffee and it’s generally only two cups a day.
I’ll look into making my own cheese strings. Seems like it might be pretty simple.