Highly recyclable beverage pods and method of manufacture

Abstract

A method of manufacture for highly recyclable beverage pods, wherein the method includes providing a beverage pod having a cavity and an interior surface within the cavity, placing a filter disc into the cavity of the beverage pod, adhering a formed filter material within the cavity of the beverage pod, filling the formed filter material adhered to the interior of the cavity with beverage material, having a headspace atmosphere, modifying the headspace atmosphere within the cavity, sealing the cavity with an airtight lid, and discharging the beverage pod into a secondary packaging operation, producing a highly recyclable beverage pod containing a cavity with a shell, a filter disc disposed within the cavity, a formed filter material adhered to an interior surface of the cavity, a beverage material within the formed filter material, and an airtight lid configured to seal the filter disc, the formed filter material, and the beverage material.

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