All Nespresso coffee lovers, particularly those living in remote areas, can benefit from the rise in public bulk recycling collection points.
The City of Greater Geraldton in Western Australia is one of the latest government authorities to become a community collection point for used aluminium coffee capsules as part of Nespresso’s bulk recycling program, making coffee capsule recycling easier for up to 40,000 local coffee lovers.
Situated in the Council’s Civic Centre, the new collection point provides a free and convenient coffee capsule recycling option for many Australians who live out of close reach of a Nespresso boutique.
Having already filled and returned several boxes in just a few months, the City of Greater Geraldton’s Mayor, Shane Van Styn, believes the new collection point will not only be popular with the community but will also play an important role in achieving the City’s sustainability targets.
“The City of Greater Geraldton’s Nespresso Recycling Point provides an easy way for community members to recycle coffee capsules,” said Van Styn. “It was great working with Nespresso to enable this feature. It allows us to move towards our goal of net zero emissions for operations by 2030 and encourages the community to do similarly.”
Lockyer Valley Regional Council is another local authority which has recently joined the bulk recycling program, encouraging residents to leave their used Nespresso capsules at both of its libraries in the region. The Council’s Waste Portfolio Councillor, Jason Cook said:
“As a Council, we’re committed to leading the charge in the fight against waste. This is yet another way we’re writing a new chapter on waste habits in the region, with coffee pod recycling points now available at both Lockyer Valley Libraries as part of Nespresso’s Bulk Recycling Program. We’re proud to be playing a small part in this fantastic initiative and commend Nespresso on a fantastic program that encourages positive waste habits and promotes genuine behavioural change.”
Echoing the sentiment shared by both councils, General Manager of Nespresso Oceania, Jean-Marc Dragoli added:
“We are on a journey to net zero and we can’t get there alone. We need to create a recycling movement. Collaboration with organisations like the City of Greater Geraldton and Lockyer Valley as well as businesses across the country enables us to collectively scale up our recycling impact so that more coffee capsules go on to a second life.”
Joining the bulk recycling program is easy.
Whether you’re a business, a local council, or an individual who lives in a residential complex near other coffee capsule drinkers, you can sign up to become either a public or a private bulk collection point and start collecting on behalf of your community.
Once the box is full, customers can book a free collection online. The used capsules are taken to Nespresso’s recycling facility where the aluminium and the coffee grounds are separated. Aluminium is sent for smelting and refining before being returned to industry to be used for a wide range of products, while the recovered coffee grounds are turned into soil mix for landscaping.
Beyond the Bulk Recycling Program, customers can return used aluminium capsules to any Nespresso boutique, drop capsules off at one of the 19,000 participating collection points in Australia, or fill used capsules in a subsidised Nespresso Australia post recycling satchel.
A day in the second life of your used coffee capsules
When you recycle with Nespresso, both the aluminium and the coffee in your capsules can live again. The aluminium is returned to the aluminium industry to make new products, while coffee grounds are mixed with soil for landscaping. Every used capsule must go on a journey to get there first.
