LONDON, UK – Households across the UK can now recycle their Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Tassimo, L’OR and Starbucks at Home coffee pods using one recycling scheme. Podback is a first of its kind recycling programme for coffee pods set up by Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK. Consumers can recycle their Nespresso, NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto, Tassimo, L’OR and Starbucks at Home coffee pods in two ways:
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Consumers will be able to take their used coffee pods to their nearest drop-off point. There are thousands of drop-off points in local stores across the UK, open seven days a week.
Consumers can order recycling bags directly from any of the participating Podback brands online and will also be available in supermarkets soon.
Kerbside collection
Over 200,000 people living across Cheltenham Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council will be able to sign up to use kerbside recycling for their coffee pods.
Used pods will be collected alongside other household waste and recycling from 10 May.
Consumers can check whether their area is eligible, how each council will run the collection service, and order recycling bags via www.podback.org
Collaboration for recycling
Guillaume Chesneau, Board Director of Podback and Managing Director, Nespresso UK and Ireland: “For over ten years, our mission has been to ensure that every single pod that customers enjoy will be recycled.
“Today marks a significant step towards this ambition and joining forces with our industry partners to deliver kerbside collection will make recycling pods much simpler and easier for customers. We hope local authorities and retailers up and down the UK will join us on this ambitious journey to make this a future reality.”
“We know that kerbside is a mechanism that people want – with research showing that nine in 10 (90%) would like to be able to recycle their coffee pods alongside their household recycling,” the Podback partners state.
“With this in mind, Podback has the ambition to expand kerbside collection to as many local areas as possible across the UK so that even more people can benefit from this service. In the short term, kerbside will expand to Chichester District Council over the next two months.”
Podback is also calling for all brands and retailers of aluminium and plastic pods to join the initiative so consumers can use one simple scheme for all their pods.
The programme continues to be in discussions with major retailers to facilitate a ‘handover at home’ option, meaning that consumers can have their used coffee pods collected for recycling when they have their groceries delivered.
Toby Bevans, Board Director of Podback, Marketing Director, JDE UK and Ireland, said: “Podback’s aim is for every pod enjoyed to be easily recycled. We’re doing this by providing simple and convenient routes for people to recycle their pods. To continue expanding this, we want even more brands, retailers and local authorities to get involved to ensure that it is easier for everyone.”
Richard Howatson, Board Director of Podback, Business Unit Manager, Nescafé Dolce Gusto and Starbucks at Home, Nestlé UK and Ireland, said: “It’s fantastic to have our first local authority partners on board – we’re looking forward to expanding even further over the coming months, making pod coffee more sustainable and kerbside collections of pods a reality for more households across the country.
“In the meantime, we encourage all consumers to use the scheme and for other brands and retailers to join Podback.”
