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Recycling with Nespresso
Make a change. Recycle a capsule.
Nespresso New Zealand is committed to ensuring we are part of a sustainable coffee economy. The good news is our capsules are made of aluminium, which is infinitely recyclable. To make it as easy as possible for all our customers to return their used capsules, we have created a nationwide recycling program.
Nespresso Business Recycling
We offer a free of charge collection service to our customers for their used Nespresso aluminium capsules. Upon request, we will supply a Bulk Recycling Kit which includes 3 large recycling boxes, each holding up to 1,500 used Nespresso aluminium Professional and in-home capsules.
Nespresso Business Recycling in 3 easy steps
RECYCLING WITH Nespresso
Sustainability is at the heart of our business, and why we offer a free of charge recycling collection service for used Nespresso aluminium capsules.
Find out more about our nationwide recycling program.
The Recycling Process
Every capsule has future potential
Nespresso uses aluminium for its capsules as it is the best material available today to protect the freshness, taste and quality of the Nespresso coffee blends. Aluminium is also infinitely recyclable. This means that there is potential for a second life within every capsule. So when you are finished enjoying your Nespresso Coffee, please return your Nespresso aluminium capsules to us. We will see to it that it goes on to achieve its potential through recycling.
The Separation Process
We have partnered with a local recycling centre to create a tailored recycling system to separate the aluminium and coffee in the used Nespresso capsules. Each material then goes on to live its second life.
Second Life
From coffee to compost
The recovered coffee grounds are sent to a local composting facility. There they are combined with dirt and organic matter, creating rich and nutritious compost, later distributed through many hardware and gardening stores.
From aluminium to anything
Once separated from the coffee grounds, the aluminium is compacted. It is then sent for smelting and refining. The refined metal can then be used in a variety of different products, such as cars, bikes or homewares - the possibilites are infinite.
We are focusing on:
Continuing to remove barriers to recycling by developing more options and easier accessibility for our customers.
Collaborating with credible partners through a Recycling Working Group, to help inform our initiatives. Founding members include Paul Klymenko, CEO of Planet Ark, and climate change thought leader Nick Rowley.
Education and awareness, keeping our customers informed about the recyclability of our capsules and the recycling options we provide to them.
Encouraging behaviour change, so that recycling our aluminium capsules becomes a habit.
Continue to increase the number of collection points
100% of Nespresso customers have access to a recycling option
Collaborate with key environmental partners
Nespresso New Zealand Goals
Nespresso New Zealand is committed to ensuring we are part of a sustainable coffee economy. The good news is that our coffee capsules are made from aluminium, which is infinitely recyclable. As our capsules cannot be recycled through New Zealand's domestic waste systems, we have - since opening our first Boutique in 2011 - made recycling collection points available, and have worked with a recycling plant to put in place a dedicated system to recycle our used aluminium capsules.
Our commitment is to continually improve our recycling program to help ensure that as many used Nespresso capsules (both Professional and in-home) are recycled as possible.
