Nespresso Expanding 'Green Bag' Coffee Capsule Recycling Program – CoffeeTalk

Nespresso Canada and Éco Entreprises Québec are expanding their ‘green bag’ coffee capsule recycling program across all Quebec municipalities, aiming to simplify the recycling process while complying with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). The green bags are supplied free of charge with every Nespresso online order or available in-store and via the Nespresso Club. Filled green bags can then be placed in a residential recycling bin with other recyclable materials, and the aluminium capsules are recycled, while the coffee grounds are utilized in the biomethanization process in the province.

Quebec is reported to be the second Canadian province to enforce the green bag programme throughout its territory, with Nespresso anticipating its nationwide adoption in the future. Certain regions of Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia have also embraced the system in a bid to facilitate ‘easy and effective’ coffee capsule recycling. Carlos Oyanguren, president of Nespresso Canada, said that the expanded rollout of the green bag programme throughout the province has been a Nespresso priority for years.

Various organizations have partnered with Podback to collect and recycle coffee pods. Starbucks seeks to recycle used Starbucks At Home coffee pods into beverage cans, supermarket crates, and other packaging applications. Costa Coffee has conducted a trial in which consumers were offered free Podback recycling bags in-store, which could then be filled with used coffee pods and returned for recycling. Podback-branded recycling points were established in Costa and Tesco stores, accepting both aluminium and plastic Costa Coffe pods for Nespresso, Tassimo, and Nescafe Dolce Gusto machines.

Various supermarkets in the UK are implementing coffee pod recycling infrastructure, with Morrisons and Asda introducing a similar service at over 600 of their stores to incentivize coffee pod users to make recycling their pods part of their regular shopping routine.

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