️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  The man who invented the coffee pods used by millions of Americans in their Keurig instant brewing machines has admitted he regrets ever coming up with the design. In an interview with The Atlantic, John Sylvan, who came up with the idea for the coffee pods and the machine in the early 1990s, revealed that he 'feels bad' about the negative impact that the pods are having on the environment. Sylvan, who no longer uses the plastic pods himself, also confessed he wishes he had never created them in the first place.<unk> Sylvan, who no longer uses the plastic pods himself, also confessed he wishes he had never created them in the first place. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> Regrets: John Sylvan (pictured) says that he often wishes he had never invented the Keurig coffee pods. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ However despite the multi-billion pound success of the company nothing has been done to try and make the packaging of the popular Keurig pods recyclable.<unk> However despite the multi-billion pound success of the company nothing has been done to try and make the packaging of the popular Keurig pods recyclable. Mr Sylvan insists this will never happen.<unk> Mr Sylvan insists this will never happen.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mr Sylvan, who co-founded the company with Peter Dragone, added that the unique plastic used in the K-Cups - known as plastic #7 - is only recyclable in a small number of cities in Canada, and cannot as yet be processed yet in the United States. Unfortunately the plastic is also integral to the unique design of the pods.<unk> Unfortunately the plastic is also integral to the unique design of the pods. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Popularity of the simplistic coffee pods has also come across the shores to the UK.<unk> Popularity of the simplistic coffee pods has also come across the shores to the UK. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
John Sylvan created the Keurig instant coffee system in the early 1990s. (John Sylvan created the Keurig instant coffee system in the early 1990s) <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Mr Sylvan said Keurig's own-brand K-Cup pods cannot be recycled. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Sylvan drinks filter coffee after Keurig testing caused heart palpitations. (Sylvan drinks filter coffee after Keurig testing caused heart palpitations) <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>