RECYCLING MADE EASY

All Nespresso coffee capsules are fully recycled at ARC EN CIEL’s recycling facility in Taanayel. Using a custom-made separation machine developed by Nespresso, we are able to separate the aluminum and coffee grounds. The aluminum is reused to create new aluminum products. The leftover coffee grounds are being composted at ARC EN CIEL (Domaine de Taanayel Bekaa) and used as an organic fertilizer to help grow produce.

How are my capsules recycled? What happens with them?

After collection, the coffee pods are taken to ARC EN CIEL recycling facility in Taanayel to separate the aluminum and coffee grounds using our custom-made machine. This specialized machine is able to separate the aluminum and coffee grounds. Using a mechanical process, the coffee is sent up on a conveyor belt and into a shredder, which opens the capsules and sends the coffee into a trommel. The trommel rotates 360’ degrees, where the coffee grounds exit through gravity and all the aluminum exits out the end of the trommel. The aluminum undergoes a further recycling process at a steal smelter, where it is reused to make new aluminum products. Coffee grounds are compostable and can be added to other types of organic waste to create an organic fertilizer known as compost that provides nutrients to the soil and improves its conditions in Domaine de Taanayel-Bekaa.