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DOING IS EVERYTHING
It is important to us to make recycling your capsules and protecting the environment as easy as possible. That's why Nespresso introduced its own recycling system in Austria in 2009.
WHY ALUMINIUM?
The aluminum capsule protects the freshness and fine aromas of Nespresso coffee from:
Oxygen
Light
Humidity
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RECYCLING IN AUSTRIA
It is important to us to make recycling your capsules and protecting the environment as easy as possible: Our business customers have access to over 1.600 Nespresso collection points. These include our Nespresso boutiques, postal partners, as well as waste collection points in selected communities.
If you have any questions about the Nespresso collection points, please contact us at 0810 981 981 (7:00-22:00).
In addition you can easily and conveniently recycle your Nespresso capsules via the public containers intended for metal packaging in 7 regions throughout Austria:*
4 cities
Graz | Innsbruck | Linz | Vienna
Graz | Innsbruck | Linz | Vienna
3 regions
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag | Kitzbühel | Leoben
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag | Kitzbühel | Leoben
*Without recycling bag and without washing out the capsules.
WHAT HAPPENS TO
USED CAPSULES?
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Coffee capsules make
up only
0.3 % of all packaging
up only
0.3 % of all packaging
Aluminium
Secondary aluminum can betransformed into new items
Get involved! By recycling in your company you give your used aluminum capsules a second lease of life.
* As a free service, we can provide you with your own recycling bin if there is sufficient consumption.Our recycling partner ARA will take care of the collection of your used Nespresso capsules.For organizational and hygienic reasons, this free service is based on a consumption of approximately 2,000 capsules per month at the location.
SUSTAINABLE USE OF ALUMINUM
Nespresso is committed to the sustainable use of aluminum and is a founding member of the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI). ASI is committed to the sustainable procurement of bauxite and aluminum production.
The ASI standard addresses critical aspects of the entire aluminum value chain, including the protection of biodiversity in resource extraction and the protection of indigenous peoples' rights.
The ASI standard addresses critical aspects of the entire aluminum value chain, including the protection of biodiversity in resource extraction and the protection of indigenous peoples' rights.
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RECYCLING, THE FINAL STEP IN A SERIES OF CONCRETE MEASURES FOR MORE SUSTAINABILITY
As a supplier of premium coffee, we bear responsibility for the world in which we live. Our responsibility does not end with the enjoyment of coffee or our commitment to recycling.
Nespresso is committed to acting responsibly and making a positive difference wherever possible. For our coffee farmers, but also for society and the environment.
Nespresso is committed to acting responsibly and making a positive difference wherever possible. For our coffee farmers, but also for society and the environment.
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RECYCLING-TRACKER
kg
CO2 EQUIVALENT
EMISSIONS SAVED
EMISSIONS SAVED
by recycling Nespresso capsules* in our system since beginning of 2020.
Support us by recycling your Nespresso capsules to save even more.
Doing is everything.
Doing is everything.
* 1 filled Nespresso Recycling Bag = Savings of 175 g CO2‑emissions
** The indicated consumption of values do not correspond to real electricity quantities. They show exemplarily the substitution effects, which result from the savings of CO2‑emissions. The savings are a positive effect of the recycling and conversion of coffee ground resulting into biogas.
** The indicated consumption of values do not correspond to real electricity quantities. They show exemplarily the substitution effects, which result from the savings of CO2‑emissions. The savings are a positive effect of the recycling and conversion of coffee ground resulting into biogas.