MONTREAL, Canada – Nespresso Canada is once again making its Green Bag Recycling Solution more accessible throughout the country, allowing Nespresso coffee lovers to contribute to the recycling of its aluminum coffee capsules from the comfort of their homes. Today, the business announces that all communities in Prince Edward Island have proudly joined the program.
Now in place in more than 1,000 communities across Canada, the Green Bag Program is a simple and effective selective collection solution. It allows residents of the participating communities to place their used Nespresso aluminum capsules in a green bag, supplied by Nespresso.
When the bag is full, they can drop it in their recycling bag at home. These bags, which are entirely recyclable, are then sent to the sorting centre and entrusted to a local partner to undergo a mechanical process that separates the coffee grounds from the aluminum. The aluminum is recycled, and the coffee grounds are used as high-quality compost on local farms.
Frédéric Pasquier, Vice-President, Marketing and Corporate Communications at Nespresso Canada, is delighted with the program’s expansion in the Atlantic provinces: “We are proud to extend once again access to the Green Bag Solution to new residents, in Prince Edward Island this time, so that they can simply and effectively give a second life to the coffee capsules they enjoy every day. We are pursuing our efforts to offer this service to new communities in the near future.”
“We welcome the expansion of Nespresso’s Green Bag Solution to Prince Edward Island and are proud to contribute to providing sustainable environmental solutions to our homes and businesses,” said Heather Mayers, Disposal Manager of Island Waste Management Corporation.
This is an island-wide initiative. Previously, Nespresso Club members of the Prince Edward Island had to use Nespresso’s Red Bag and drop it off at a Canada Post mailbox or post office to recycle their capsules. This expansion of the program follows the recent introduction of the Green Bag Program in 116 communities of Western Nova Scotia.
Certified B Corp for over a year, Nespresso’s recycling efforts are part of the company’s desire to fight climate change and achieve zero net emissions by 2050, in line with the United Nations (UN) Science-Based Targets (SBTi) approach.
