Do 29,000 coffee pods really go to landfill every minute?

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How environmentally destructive is our thirst for coffee? Tim and the team investigate a claim that 29,000 coffee pods end up in landfill globally every minute with the help of Dr Ying Jiang, a senior lecturer in bioenergy from Cranfield University in the UK. Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Perisha Kudhail Editor: Richard Vadon Sound engineer: Neil Churchill Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown (Photo: coffee pod machine brewing coffee. Credit: Getty Images)