The multinational soft drink company will pay a $1.5 million settlement, but it isn't admitting or denying the agency's claims.

In a release, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc., the overall parent corporation responsible for Keurig, committed a sin of omission when declaring the recyclability of their coffee pods.

Keurig Dr Pepper has agreed to pay a civil penalty to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges over claims made by the beverage company that its single-serve pods, or K-Cups, could be “effectively” recycled.

Keurig Dr Pepper agreed to a settlement with federal regulators Tuesday, after being charged in a civil case with misleading investors about the recyclability of its K-cups.

Despite claims by Keurig, a redesign of its plastic K-Cup products did not make them suitable for all curbside recycling.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it has charged Keurig Dr Pepper with making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup pods.

Massachusetts-based Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it made inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single use beverage pods, according to the U.S.

Keurig has agreed to pay $1.5 million in penalties after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the company with making misleading statements about just how recyclable its popular K-Cup single-use coffee pods are. Questions over whether the single ...

Keurig Dr Pepper, based in Burlington, Massachusetts, said in an emailed statement that it was glad to resolve the matter.

The Securities and Exchange Commission says the company overstated the ease with which the plastic pods could be recycled.

The charges against Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. stem from its 2019 and 2020 annual reports, which said that the company tested and “validate[d] that [K-Cup pods] can be effectively re