Nespresso is celebrating the10-year anniversary of its UK coffee capsule recycling scheme this month. This marks a milestone in the company’s ambitions towards circularity.
Guillaume Chesneau, Managing Director of Nespresso UK & ROI, said: “For over thirty years, Nespresso has created quality coffee experiences that go hand in hand with sustainability. We are proud to have been leading the industry in aluminium capsule recycling in the UK for the last ten years. We are committed to building on these strong foundations and harnessing every opportunity to have a positive impact on the world, continuing to take action in our quest towards circularity.”
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Nespresso coffee capsules are made of aluminium because it is an infinitely recyclable material and protects the quality and freshness of the coffee. With support from the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro), the company opened a recycling scheme for its aluminium capsules with Tandom Metallurgical Group in 2010.
Andy Lumsden, Commercial Director at Tandom Metallurgical Group, said: “Nespresso’s passion for recycling and circularity has been clear from the start. This milestone marks a decade of commitment and innovation throughout our partnership and we have made huge strides in directing materials away from landfill and making energy savings in saving aluminium for new uses.”
Since the launch of the recycling scheme, the company has:
· Recycled enough aluminium to produce 40 million cans
· Saved enough carbon energy to watch 130 million hours of television
· Saved enough carbon energy to heat 6000 average households for 1 year
· Today, over a third of capsules are recycled in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Rick Hindley, Executive Director at Alupro, added: “It’s incredibly impressive to see the growth of the Nespresso recycling scheme since first working with them to develop and deliver the launch a full 10 years ago. It makes us incredibly proud to now be able to say we played a part in helping to create a recycling operation that has constantly improved, delivering a vital service to their customers and the planet. We’re excited to see how the recycling scheme further develops and how different it will look in another ten years.”
AlCircle brings two-day event for aluminium industry players. We look forward to meeting you virtually at “Global Aluminium Expo 2020”on October 6-7, 2020. For registration, visit www.alcircleevents.com
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