Choose Aluminum
For over 30 years Nespresso has chosen aluminum for our capsules, because of its exceptional ability to preserve the freshness of your coffee; and because of its extraordinary potential to be recycled infinitely.
Join us in making your coffee ritual more circular through the power of aluminum.
Choose Freshness
The moment coffee beans are exposed to air, their flavor and aroma begin to degrade. With its superior ability to block out light and air, aluminum creates capsules that seal in the complex, fresh-roasted taste of coffee longer than any other material. So every cup of Nespresso is as fresh as the day it was ground.
Choose Circular
Unlike plastic, aluminum can be recycled infinitely– reborn again and again. From watches to bicycles, we celebrate this unique circularity by creating second life objects crafted from recycled capsules.
Three ways to recycle with us
Our free, prepaid recycling bags make it easy to send your used capsules back to our state of the art facility. Just fill it up and drop it off at any UPS.
In NYC and low-rise buildings in Jersey City, you can now drop your capsules in your regular recycling bin– and we’re working hard to bring curbside recycling to cities across the U.S.
Your used capsules can be brought back to any Nespresso collection point, including any Nespresso boutique. Find the location nearest to you via our store locator.
Choose The Blue Bin NYC
In New York City, you can drop your aluminum capsules in the regular recycling bin confident they’ll see a second life. Because behind that simple act, is a $1.2 million investment in the city of New York to revolutionize the city’s recycling with a new sorting technology that creates greater value and leaves no small aluminum items behind. And the Big Apple is just the beginning. We’ve recently expanded the program to Jersey City and are committed to adding more cities across the U.S.
Choose To Recycle
Since we introduced NYC Curbside Recycling, New Yorkers have recycled approximately 350 tons of Nespresso capsules. Whether you do it by bag, bin or boutique, we invite you to recycle with us – so when your coffee ritual is finished, a new circular journey is just beginning.
