What if one simple gesture could make all the difference? Each capsule that is recycled is another step towards a more sustainable world. It is through actions, yours and ours, that each day, we make our coffee breaks not only taste good, but also feel good. Let's continue to have an impact on our future together!
Totally free, it is the essential accessory that makes your daily recycling easier.
Our recycling bag made out of recycled plastic enables you to recycle your capsules in just a few steps. Acting responsibly becomes so simple!
Original
200 capsules
Vertuo
100 capsules
Pro
300 capsules
Get your recycling bag or order it from one of the following**:
Once you have your bag, just use it with:
You don't feel like going out? When your recycling bag is full, return it to your carrier when he delivers your Nespresso order.
Our 3 boutiques and our Delitraiteurs are committed too, by your side! Just drop off your recycling bag at your nearest sales point.
*Collection points in Belgium and Luxembourg. Delitraiteurs in Belgium only. ** Some of the recycling points might not be up to date. Please contact them before going there.
Much more than just a coffee…Nespresso is committed in every step: from production to recycling, we strive to curb our environmental footprint. Once collected, your aluminium capsules head off for our recycling plant. Our goal: separating the aluminium from the coffee grounds and then transforming them.
You've just finished enjoying your Nespresso coffee. What's next for your used capsules if you recycle them?
They head off to the recycling plant where the coffee grounds are separated from the aluminium and the plastic of the recycling bags.
The aluminium is recycled to be turned into various types of products.
Coffee grounds get a second life.
Aluminium is not just 100% recyclable, it’s infinitely 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. But also a Swiss knife, a bicycle, a pen...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 recycling capacity today.
of our Nespresso capsules are collected today in Luxembourg for recycling. We count on you to reach 100%!
of recycled aluminium used to make all our capsules: this is the target we have set ourselves.
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 infinite recycling potential of aluminium.
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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. We will continue to put all our efforts into increasing the proportion of recycled aluminium in our capsules. To be continued...
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 and Ghent, and soon to Brussels. And even more: our 2-wheel delivery partners are committed to taking your capsules back to offer them a new breath of life.
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