Can you recycle coffee pods?
This is where it gets complicated.
After being in the pod game since 2015, we spent a lot of 2021 and 2022 developing our new pods, and we looked for the most sustainable approach.
We worked with some of the biggest names in the game, and we couldn’t find a Nespresso®-compatible capsule that would compost in readily available bins.
Compostable pods rely on a home compost bin, which the vast majority of people don’t have. If they’re not composted in home compost bins, they’ll just go into the landfill.
We instead chose to make ours from 100%-recyclable aluminium, which is the most cost-effective material to recycle and can be melted down to be reused again and again. In fact, 75% of aluminium ever made is still in circulation.
There’s a number of hassle-free options with the Podback scheme, which we recommend.