Keurig lawsuit settlement means you might be eligible for up to $50

Keurig customers may be entitled to a payout from the company of up to $50 after a class-action lawsuit claiming it misrepresented the recyclability of its products.

Keurig customers in Canada may be entitled to a payout after the makers of K-Cup single-serve coffee pods and brewers agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming the company misrepresented the ability to recycle its pods.

Customers may qualify if they purchased the pods, machines or brewing systems in Canada from June 8, 2016 to present, according to a notice announcing the settlement on Monday.

“Keurig Canada has reached a settlement with the Competition Bureau Canada to resolve the Bureau’s concerns under the deceptive marketing practices provisions of the Competition Act about Keurig Canada’s claims about the recyclability of Keurig® K‑Cup® pods,” Keurig said in a statement on its website.

“The Competition Bureau concluded that the claims create the impression that the pods can be recycled in each municipality where the claims are made. However, the K‑Cup® pods are not widely recycled in municipal recycling programs outside of British Columbia and Quebec.”

The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed by the Competition Bureau of Canada, and if the settlement is approved by an Ontario Superior Court judge, Keurig will have to pay a total of $1.85 million.

The motion to approve the settlement will be heard in court on Dec. 8.

In January 2022, the Competition Bureau ordered Keurig to pay a $3-million penalty and donate $800,000 to a Canadian environmental charity organization in connection with the case.

This was in addition to costs for the bureau’s investigation, an order that Keurig change its recyclable claims and packaging for K-Cup pods and take steps to show more transparency.