RECYCLING MADE EASY

All Nespresso coffee capsules are fully recycled at AVERDA’s recycling facility in Al Rayyan. 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 given to AGRICOMPOST to use as soil to help grow produce which you can find at your local supermarkets.

How are my capsules recycled? What happens with them?

After collection, the coffee pods are taken to AVERDA recycling facility in Al Rayyan to separate the aluminum & coffee grounds using our custom-made machine. This specialized machine is able to separate the aluminum & coffee grounds using a mechanical process, the coffee is sent up on a conveyor belt and into a shredder, which opens the capsules & 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. The coffee grounds are given to AGRICOMPOST to use as a soil additive to improve the soil conditions in Qatar to grow produces such as vegetables (Cucumber, Tomato or pepper...) which we buy every day. Coffee is globally accepted wet waste composting solution that uses food waste only to serve as nutrient rich soil food. The aluminum will be transformed into new products.