REDUCE. REUSE. REGENERATE

A resilient approach that is good for business, people, and planet.

All Nespresso used coffee capsules are recycled at Yes Full Circle (YFC) solutions recycling facility in Jebel Ali, Dubai. Using a custom-made shredding machine, YFC is able to separate the aluminium and coffee grounds. The aluminium is reused to create new aluminium products. The leftover coffee grounds are given to use as compost to fortify the soil to help grow produces.

How are my capsules recycled? What happens with them?
After the collection of the used Nespresso coffee capsules from the final collection point, they are taken to YFC recycling facility in Jebel Ali to separate the aluminium & coffee grounds using custom-made shredding machine. This custom-made machine can separate the aluminium & coffee grounds The coffee is fed into the shredder, which opens the capsules and then separates the aluminium and coffee grounds. The aluminium undergoes a further recycling process at a smelter where it is reused to make new aluminium products. The coffee grounds are given to the third-party supplier who uses as a soil additive to improve the soil conditions in United Arab Emirates to grow produces. Coffee is globally accepted wet waste composting solution that uses food waste only to serve as nutrient rich soil food. The aluminium will be transformed into new products.