Yep, recycling will be coming real soon now.
As to the patent claims, seems to me Pez has a better claim to the idea of inventing putting something in a container before consuming it.
Or, maybe Lipton's--didn't they invent the tea bag?
And, what about mandatory patent licensing--often used to combat corporate efforts to monopolize via patent claims.
In any event, the coffee's okay--the garbage (and phony claims of soon to arrive recycling) is not.