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At Nespresso, we're committed to delivering excellence in every cup. Our aluminum capsules are designed to perfectly preserve the rich aroma and flavor of your coffee. They're recyclable, offering you the opportunity to effortlessly recycle used capsules in your blue bag, enhancing sustainability in your Nespresso journey
Collect now your capsules in your blue bag
You still have your green bag?
Empty your green bag full of capsules into your blue bag.
Frequently asked questions
Recyle
NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO ACT
Great coffee draws its characteristics from its terroir: the result of harmony between soil, weather conditions, variety, aspect and altitude.
Step 1: Collect in your blue bag
You've just finished enjoying your Nespresso coffee. What's next for your used capsules if you recycle them?
Step2: Recycling center
Once you have collected your blue bag, head to the recycling center to give the aluminium a new life.
Step 3: Second life
The aluminium is recycled to be turned into various types of products.
REINVENT
FOR EACH CAPSULE, A SECOND LIFE
Aluminium is repeatedly recyclable. Each of our recycled capsules re-enters the aluminium value chain and can come back to life as an everyday product that embodies our recycling efforts. A pen for example, but also as a bicycle, a Swiss knife … and much more. Imagination is the only limit!
What better object than a pen to write a new story about recycling? Caran d'Ache and Nespresso have collaborated to breathe new life into aluminium by creating an iconic ballpoint pen made of recycled capsules. This pen definitely has its own signature!
The perfect blend for conscious-living coffee lovers. The RE:CYCLE stylish Arpeggio purple bike, produced in partnership with Swedish bike brand Vélosophy, is made from recycled Nespresso capsules. Thanks to is cup-holders, you can even carry your favourite coffee along with you. So we’ve come a full circle.
24 capsules in a knife. Here is the fruit of an ingenious encounter between two essential everyday objects! Nespresso and the famous Swiss cutler Victorinox have thus designed a limited edition of the emblematic « Pioneer » Swiss knife. Its handle is made entirely from recycled Nespresso capsules.
Our actions
Blue bags for a greener future. With the AREME initiative, Nespresso has committed alongside with the Bel Group and European Aluminium to improve the recycling of small aluminium packaging and items through the PMC bags collecting system. An innovative circular economy approach that capitalizes on the recycling potential of aluminium.
In 2020 we launched our first capsules made using 80% recycled content. Since 2022 all our Original capsules are made using 80% recycled aluminium. And since 2023 94% of our Vertuo capsules are made using 85% recycled aluminium. Why not 100%? Because we need to use pure aluminium to get the special grade that protects your coffee and preserves its freshness.
Same-day delivery may be convenient but we believe that it is not eco-friendly enough. We have therefore decided to suspend this service in order to reduce our carbon footprint. This enables us to save more than 100 000 kilometres a year! At the same time, we have extended our bicycle delivery pilot project to the cities of Antwerp, Ghent, Liège and Brussels.
Nespresso & Guy Leclef
Get to know the talented Guy Leclef! He is known for his artworks created from recycled paper and cardboard. He has combined his passion for sustainable art with our Nespresso capsules to create something unique.
Nespresso's commitment to sustainable development aligns perfectly with my philosophy, which involves giving a second life to natural materials."
Guy Leclef
More than 1,000 coffee capsules have been given a new life thanks to Guy Leclef. Isn't the final result beautiful?
