I've been trying to get Durham Region (Ontario) waste management to accept K-cups for over a year. I remove the foil top and internal screen. I recycle the coffee (actually I use it as mulch on my flower beds) and I save the recyclable plastic cup - which, incidentally, is clearly marked as #5 recyclable, a type of plastic Durham Region accepts as recyclable.
I've volunteered to deliver the plastic cups to the waste management centre myself. All they have to do is add them to the plastic waste stream. They have refused to consider the option.
I finally gave up when my contact at Durham Waste Management sent me a curt e-mail basically telling me to stop bugging her.