In addition, Nespresso will become the first company to use aluminium from responsible sources, supplied by Rio Tinto, to produce its coffee capsules. The use of aluminium certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) is an important step to reduce the impact produced by the second most used base metal on the planet. ASI establishes standards to promote the protection of biodiversity, respect for the rights of indigenous peoples, water management and low carbon emissions during the production of aluminium.

Our commitment to sustainability and defence through the full utilisation of waste material has led us to seek the best solutions for recycling and reusing aluminium to give a second life to the material we work with. We are even opting to make use of the coffee remains from used capsules to enrich compost and use it for agricultural purposes. A compost that we use to harvest solidarity rice. Thanks to this action, Nespresso has donated 100 tonnes of rice annually to Food Banks since 2011.

Although the recycling rates are improving thanks to a collective effort by the whole of society, the truth is that, in our country, there is still a long way to go in waste management in general terms.

In addition, consumers are somewhat confused about how to properly separate waste, or whether certain waste can be recycled. For example, some consumers are unaware that aluminium coffee capsules are recyclable.

In some countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Finland or in many parts of France, consumers can use yellow containers to deposit lightweight aluminium containers. Since 1993, the German containers and packaging GIS has been accepting aluminium capsules and recycling them at its packaging selection plants.

For the time being until this situation arises here as well, we have had our own unique collection and recycling system, a pioneer in the market since 2009. Nespresso will continue to constantly invest in sustainability initiatives, seeking to expand recycling options and communicating constantly with our customers around the world to encourage them to recycle.

To this end, we have installed almost 1,650 recycling points nationwide so that customers can recycle their used capsules. These points, that we continuously seek to expand, are located in Nespresso boutiques, department stores where you can buy Nespresso machines, as well as in municipal waste collection points that the company works with, such as those in Barcelona, ​​Madrid, Vizcaya, Seville or Valencia, among others. Our consumers can find the nearest recycling point here.