Nespresso customers now have two new options for recycling their coffee capsules with Royal Mail. They can arrange a free doorstep collection from their local postie using Royal Mail’s returns service. Alternatively, they can drop them off at any of the 14,000+ Royal Mail drop-off locations, including Royal Mail Customer Service Points and Post Offices.

Research commissioned by Nespresso to mark Recycle Week demonstrates just how important it is for recycling to be simple and convenient: despite 91% of Brits claiming they often recycle, many said they find recycling confusing (42%), and difficult (32%)*.

This partnership will increase nationwide access to easy and effective recycling methods for Nespresso capsules. Just over half of Royal Mails’ routes are wholly or partly on foot which helps to keep emissions low when compared to other carriers**.

Anna Lundstrom, CEO, Nespresso UK & ROI said, “Nespresso’s official partnership with Royal Mail brings recycling to the heart of the community, no matter where you live in the UK. Royal Mail is not only an iconic British institution, it also is recognised as having the lowest emissions per parcel** as their ‘feet on the street’ posties walk up to a billion steps a day. Recycling needs to be convenient, simple, and sustainable – and our partnership with Royal Mail is central to achieving that vision.”

Nick Landon, chief commercial officer at Royal Mail said, “We’re really pleased to be working with Nespresso to support their coffee capsule recycling. Everyone knows when their postie delivers so it’s really convenient to arrange for them to collect at the same time. If customers aren’t going to be in, Royal Mail can also collect from a safe place. To make it even more convenient, if customers don’t have a printer our posties can print and bring the label to the doorstep.

“And if Nespresso customers don’t want to arrange a collection, they can drop their capsules off at one of our 14,000+ Royal Mail locations. This is part of our commitment to continuously make our services more convenient as we re-invent the way we deliver to and collect from our customers.”

A pioneer of coffee capsule recycling, Nespresso also co-founded not-for-profit coffee pod recycling service, Podback. Nespresso UK customers can still use this service and can still drop their used capsules at any Nespresso Boutique.

Nespresso’s capsules are made with 80% recycled aluminium which is infinitely recyclable. Recycled aluminium is turned into new products such as beverage cans and car components. Used coffee grounds are also used to create soil improver, used on cereal farms in East Yorkshire, and renewable energy to power UK homes.

* Research was carried out by One Poll between 4th and 6th October 2023 with 2,000 adult respondents.
** When measured in terms of the CO2e emissions per parcel reported by the UK parcel delivery companies who currently publicly report these.

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With a growing number of consumers reaching for healthier options across the beverage industry, Rokit is working to make its products more accessible, with Waitrose being the first brick-and-mortar retailer to stock the Energy Uplift Coffee Pods. Rokit Health is committed to helping consumers make better choices with its range of healthy, innovative coffee that not only looks after them but also the environment. Enriched with vitamins and packaged in 100% recyclable aluminium pods, Rokit’s range of coffee pods will be available in Waitrose in three varieties – Mind Boost, Immunity Boost and Energy Uplift:

• Mind Boost – A 100% Arabica coffee enriched with vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6 and B12, to support the nervous system and contribute to mental performance.
• Immunity Boost – A 100% Arabica coffee enriched with vitamins B6, B12, D, iron and zinc to support and contribute to a healthy immune system.
• Energy Uplift– A 100% arabica coffee enriched with Guarana to help reduce fatigue and Taurine.

Speaking on the launch, Scott Markham, founder of Rokit Health, said: “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Waitrose and that our range of coffee pods will soon be available in stores across the UK. This new listing represents a significant milestone for the Rokit Health brand as we continue to make our range of coffee easily accessible to health-conscious consumers.

We have developed a quality product range that we know our audience loves and together with Waitrose, we aim to make a positive impact on the coffee-drinking habits of the UK. This new listing reflects our shared values and dedication to supporting the health and wellbeing of consumers and we look forward to expanding the collaboration following the success of this launch.”

Available in packs of ten pods, the Rokit wellness pods are Nespresso compatible and vegan friendly. Rokit Health drinks only ever use raw ingredients that are minimally processed and free from chemicals, preservatives, and flavourings.

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With a major shift in the UK market towards premium and speciality coffees in recent years, and the forecast for 2023 set to be even bigger, Dualit has catered for the growing trend within this category by introducing the first of its flavoured coffee pods. With Vanilla and Hazelnut sitting in the Top 5 most popular coffee flavours in the UK, they will lead the way for the British coffee roaster as they enter the flavoured coffee market.

Made with high quality beans and flavourings, the blends are selected by Dualit’s Master Roaster at its West Sussex roastery. These premium coffee pods are designed to retain their fresh coffee taste, and each box contains ten capsules with a seal lid to lock in freshness. The challenge following customer feedback was to ensure that the syrup to coffee ratio retained the coffee flavour, and didn’t overpower with sweetness. The pods deliver this, according to the company, with the optimum balance of coffee and flavouring.

“Our flavoured coffee pods combine a smooth, medium strength Americano with the perfect dose of flavoured syrup, and when paired with milk, they create an elevated frothy cappuccino or milky latte experience to awaken the senses,” said Debbie McIvor-Main, marketing manager at Dualit.

About the two blends

Vanilla Cream – Strength 7: A medium strength Vanilla Cream with base notes of cereal, treacle, and dried fruit, topped with a hint of vanilla.

Rich Hazelnut – Strength 7: A medium strength Rich Hazelnut with base notes of cereal, treacle, and dried fruit, enhanced by a nutty flavour.

Dualit has sustainability and integrity at the forefront of all its coffee development and works closely with Fairtrade coffee producers. In addition, the use of aluminium to create the pods means a much lower environmental impact compared to other materials often used in coffee capsules, as it requires much less energy and resources to recycle. Aluminium pods are a great option for consumers who enjoy a pod coffee but want to make a conscious effort to protect the environment, and still maintain long shelf life.

To recycle, coffee grounds can be disposed of in food waste or compost bins, while the pod and lid can be recycled. Dualit’s handheld EcoPress Pod Recycler separates coffee from used aluminium pods, to support the recycling experience. Dualit’s EcoPress range is compatible with the new Flavoured Aluminium coffee pods, as well as the rest of the Aluminium range and other Nespresso® compatible pods.

The pods are available from dualit.com and Amazon, with an RRP of GBP £3.99 for 10x pods of £14.99 for 50x pods.

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Smile Compostable Solutions is an honouree under the energy and sustainability category for its compostable coffee pods. The company’s main mission is to to bridge sustainability and convenience. Whether for consumers or companies, Smile is bringing patented, plant-based innovations to link the almost-hard-to-believe pair. The honouree sells compostable solutions to counter the plastic pollution building up in landfills from our make-take-waste society. Smile offers compostable alternatives to two of the top three most polluting single-use plastics – straws and coffee pods.

Smile’s CEO, Michael Sands, stated, “We are honoured to be included in this remarkable list of innovative solutions. Sustainability is imperative – and we are proud to be recognised for our materials that are helping to reduce single-use plastic.”

This year’s World Changing Ideas Awards showcased 45 winners, 216 finalists, and more than 300 honourable mentions—with health, climate, energy, and AI among the most popular categories. A panel of Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than 2,200 entries across urban design, education, nature, politics, technology, corporate social responsibility, and more. Several new categories were added this year including rapid response, crypto and blockchain, agriculture, and workplace. The 2023 awards feature entries from across the globe, from Italy to Singapore to New Zealand.

“It’s thrilling to see the creativity and innovation that are so abundant among this year’s honourees,” says Fast Company editor-in-chief, Brendan Vaughan. “While it’s easy to feel discouraged by the state of the world, the entrepreneurs, companies, and nonprofits featured in this package show the limitless potential to address society’s most urgent problems. Our journalists have highlighted some of the most exciting and impactful work being done today—from housing to equity to sustainability—and we look forward to seeing not only how these projects evolve but how they inspire others to develop solutions of their own.”

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The County Durham-based manufacturer is launching a range of Nespresso-compatible pods with in vanilla, caramel and hazelnut variants. Made with 100% arabica coffee, the pods are also fully home compostable.

Mark Stangroom, Beanies’ sales and marketing director, said: “After already having considerable success with our flavoured instant coffees, which culminated in receiving a Queen’s Award For International Trade last year, we saw an opportunity for coffee pods with ‘full-on-flavour’ both in the UK market and abroad. “We’ve started with three classics, but, with over 40 flavours in instant, there’s plenty of room to expand the range further.”

Beanies was launched in 2013 to offer coffee lovers a choice of easy-to-make flavoured instant coffees, which are stocked by major retailers and independent retailers in the UK. The brand also sells in more than 35 countries and last year won the prestigious Queen’s Award for International Trade. 

As part of its commitment to sustainability, the new pods are fully compostable at home.

Mark said: “We are working towards reducing our carbon and environmental impact with every new product launch, so it was important to us that the new coffee pods offered a sustainable option for those who prefer the convenience of single-use.

“Standard plastic and aluminium pods take hundreds of years to break down. Our pods are TUV-Austria OK Compost Home certified and will decompose within 26 weeks in the right conditions, which is even quicker than garden grass cuttings.”

The pods will be available in the UK and for export, along with Beanies’ existing range of instant coffees.

For more information about Beanies, visit beaniesflavourco.co.uk.

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Podback is a first of its kind recycling programme, bringing together all brands of coffee pods to create one easy recycling service. Artisan Coffee Co customers can now add free Podback bags to their orders of coffee pods. Once received they can put their used coffee pods in the bags and have them recycled either by dropping them off at Collect+ delivered by Yodel sites or through kerbside collection, where, in certain local authorities, pods will be collected with their usual household recycling.*

Podback ensures that both the used coffee and pod are reused as much as possible. Whether it’s recycled pods that can be used to create drinks cans, car parts, or furniture. Or the coffee inside them, which is repurposed and used to create renewable energy and compost.

Artisan Coffee Co is proud to source coffee beans ethically and sustainably, prioritising fair trade, organic coffee wherever possible, and believes we each have a role to play in looking after our environment. This new partnership is the next step in its pro-planet mission, and means consumers can enjoy coffee ethically and sustainably.

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Compatibility testing on capsules, filter, and top lid films are being performed at IMA Coffee Lab with the precise aim to identify and achieve optimum material sealing parameters and limits as well as a suitable set up of IMA packaging machineries to handle the pods successfully.

Tests are carried out under the supervision of IMA Coffee R&D team and in close and constant co-operation with NatureWorks specialists: dedicated tools are used to simulate filter and top lid films sealing phases and adjust parameters according to testing results.

The sophisticated microleakage detection testing performed at IMA Coffee Lab has given more than encouraging and optimistic results allowing a significant step forward in the process that will proceed thoroughly towards the following coffee extraction testing phase, say the companies.

At NatureWorks, development of new single-stage thermoforming processes and capsule designs continues to produce precise capsules that meet IMA’s specifications for filling and sealing on their packaging machines.

NatureWorks has also constructed a custom Data Acquisition System for K-Cup compatible pods that is being used to understand and benchmark how differing capsule designs perform under various brewing conditions.

“With the promising results we’ve seen so far, we have already begun the next phase of development by partnering with converters in North America to bring these new compostable pod designs to commercial scale making them available to brands and roasters seeking to meet consumer demands for more sustainable packaging and to circular economy directives that specify compostable packaging as a key enabler of recovering food waste for compost,” said Flavio Di Marcotullio, global industry manager, Single Serve Beverages for NatureWorks.

Coffee capsules are complex structures where the capsule body, lidding, and filter must be precisely designed to deliver a consistently high-quality brewing experience. Before the capsules reach consumers, it’s critical that these components perform well during assembly and filling as well as on the shelf and during brewing. By bringing together NatureWorks’ materials and applications knowledge with IMA’s machinery expertise, the partnership aims to deliver a turn-key compostable coffee pod solution to the entire coffee industry making it simple to have a great cup of coffee and dispose of the used pod in the most sustainable way possible.

With this in mind, to give greater impetus to the topic and direct the production chain towards increasing environmental sustainability, in 2019 IMA launched IMA Zero and one of its pillars, IMA NoP – No Plastic Program. “NOP (No-Plastic Program) means we promote eco-friendly plastic substitutes for the packages manufactured on IMA machines. Through the research and testing of alternative processes and materials, together with customers, material suppliers and partners, we foster plastic-free and sustainable, compostable packaging solutions. IMA has also established the Open Lab where Material Technologists study, develop, and test compostable and recyclable materials to be used on our packaging equipment,” says Nicola Panzani, IMA Coffee sales manager and IMA Coffee Petroncini CEO.

NatureWorks and IMA will share more about the latest innovations in single-serve compostable coffee capsules as well as developments from the partnership at AMI’s Single-Serve Capsules Global Virtual Summit from 29-31 March 2022.

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The two companies share the same corporate strategy and values, as they’ve always championed product diversification, and focused on environmental friendliness and social and economic sustainability. Both are also extremely innovation-oriented, drawing on their solid experience in the field of research and development.

Since 2021 IMA has followed and supported the Borbone project based on the conversion of CA3 machines, to ensure the best sealing of the pod wrapping material, perfecting the sealing technology with the aim of putting on the market a product that is completely recyclable after its separate collection as paper.

On this subject, Massimo Renda says: “The 100% Amici della Natura compostable pod is the tangible expression of our commitment to searching for increasingly “green” and environmentally friendly solutions.- which we feel is our duty towards present and future generations. We started going down that road a long time ago. Not surprisingly, we were the first to put compostable pods on the market, and today we are industry pioneers thanks to our fully disposable wrapping suitable for waste paper collection. Thanks to our approach, which has always been innovative and forward-looking, we will continue to work to improve the consumer experience, focusing on ever higher quality standards and even more sustainable solutions.”

“Synergy is key for me,” continues Renda. “I have always looked for reliable partners who shared my own values. Quality and sustainability are among the founding principles of Caffè Borbone, supplemented by an advantageous use of technology, capable of enhancing and above all preserving the sensory characteristics of our product. For this reason, IMA immediately stood out as the ideal partner.”

The partnership between the companies was indeed successful from the word go – based as it is on close collaboration, guided by a shared spirit of growth, which paid off by resulting in a long-term project based on sustainable principles and efficiency, and above all, aimed at preserving the quality of products. In the coffee industry, a good packaging system allows the product to be preserved from contact with oxygen, which causes the oxidation of the molecules that give coffee its taste and aroma. CA3 by IMA is a compact, fast and integrated machine capable of packaging both soft and compact pods, in a modified and conditioned atmosphere, which can be maintained thanks to the constantly controlled feeding of nitrogen in a protected environment, inside of which humidity and temperature are unchanged to ensure the highest product quality.

IMA Coffee offers a wide range of solutions, in terms of both production capacity and type of capsule and material to be used, thus contributing to the complete renewal of the range of machines for compatible products. The goal with Caffè Borbone was to increase production volumes, confirming Caffè Borbone’s expectations from capsule technology, i.e. better preservation of the taste of its Neapolitan espresso. This can be achieved by sealing the aroma of freshly ground coffee in the packs. An important goal, which has since become one of the core values of the Neapolitan brand, it says.

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Cambio starts by small-batch roasting its coffee beans in California by its 5th generation Roast Master. “Our coffee is packed in patented pods, with 34% better extraction, a superior filter design, and fluted to create a better taste in each cup,” explained Ann Hutson, co-founder of Cambio Roasters. “The pods are completely recyclable and have unique, easy-peel lids with a tab that makes recycling even easier.”

Cambio Roasters is founded by business and life partners Kevin Hartley and Ann Hutson. Hartley brings coffee-related experience to Cambio from his prior role as chief innovation officer at Keurig Green Mountain. He oversaw the design and development of the new best-selling Keurig brewers, invented Keurig Cold and Keurig Connect and led hundreds of other strategic initiatives. Hutson built her career in communications across several different industries. At Cambio, she manages relationships —including the direct-to-consumer business and relationships with retailers and wholesalers.

“Creating a company that aligned with our values was important to us as we thought about producing a coffee pod. Just about anyone can roast coffee. But to roast great coffee that consumers can make at home with brewers they already have, AND it does good for the Earth and people? I am all in for that,” exclaimed Kevin Hartley, co-founder of Cambio Roasters. “Twenty-one per cent of households that use K-Cups, or 6.7 million households, wish there was a purpose-driven K-Cup brand. Consumers can feel good about using Cambio Roasters pods in their Keurig. Not only will consumers get a great cup of coffee, but they will also be able to easily recycle the Cambio Roasters pod, compost the container it all came in, and know that their purchase is helping coffee farming families.”

Cambio Roasters K-Cups are available in eight flavours, including Special Dark, French Roast, Sumatran, Colombian, House Blend, Donut Blend, Hazelnut, and Decaf, as well as a Variety Pack of all eight flavours. Cambio Roasters gives back 20% of profits to coffee-farming families through its relationship with Food 4 Farmers. For more information, visit: cambioroasters.com.

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Masterfully pairing exceptional Peet’s coffee with natural flavours for a delicious cup at the press of a button, the new line features three finely crafted choices: Caramel Brûlée, Vanilla Cinnamon and Hazelnut Mocha.

Peet’s expansion into the flavoured K-Cup pod category meets consumer demand for greater variety in coffee pod offerings, and provides a truly premium experience for coffee lovers craving a coffeebar experience at home. According to a major grocery retailer’s shopper card data, more than 27% of Keurig households are brewing flavoured K-Cup pods, a 10% increase from pre-pandemic times, indicating that coffee drinkers are looking for convenient, coffee indulgences while working remotely or with more flexible schedules.

More than a year in development, Peet’s flavoured K-Cup pods marry Peet’s single origin Brazil coffee with natural flavours. The subtle sweetness of the lightly-roasted Brazil coffee complements each luscious layer of flavour to elevate the at-home coffee experience, according to Peet’s. Carefully crafted, these highly-desired rich flavour tones honour the authentic essence, aroma and depth of flavours found at Peet’s coffeebars.

• Vanilla Cinnamon – Aromatic notes of sweet vanilla bean layered with mild, warming cinnamon flavour.
• Hazelnut Mocha – Toasty notes of hazelnuts layered with smooth and creamy milk chocolate flavour.
• Caramel Brûlée – Notes of burnt sugar and rich, buttery caramel.

“At Peet’s, we are always thinking about ways to heighten coffee experiences. Our flavoured K-Cup pods offer the decadent taste of a fresh coffeebar beverage right at home. We made sure to get the flavours just right, to complement the highest quality coffee,” said Patrick Main, senior beverage innovator for Peet’s Coffee. “Our goal with this line is to offer the best flavoured coffee in the K-Cup pod category for a perfect cup, every time.”

Peet’s flavoured K-Cup pods are available at most major retailers nationwide including Target, Walmart, Safeway/Albertson’s, Hy-Vee, Kroger and Publix, among others, and online at Peets.com and Amazon. Peet’s new flavoured K-Cup pods are available in 10-, 22- and 24-count boxes ranging in price from $8.99 – $15.99. Variety packs will be available on Amazon.com in the fall. All Peet’s K-Cup pods are recyclable and compatible with all Keurig coffeemakers.

Serving Suggestion: Brew Peet’s flavored K-Cup pods as directed, then add a splash of your favorite plant- or dairy-based milk or cream to bring out the sweet and balanced overtones of each cup. Peet’s flavored K-Cup pods can also be enjoyed in milkshakes and smoothies, including plant-based choices, with this caramel brûlée recipe.

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Available from 2 June 2021, Bulletproof’s new Canned Cold Brew Black offers more caffeine (200mg) than the average cold brew, an extra dose of healthy energy from added Vitamin B, and 0g of sugar. Cold Brew Black will be offered in a can as a ready-to-drink beverage in either ‘Unsweetened’ or ‘Lightly Sweetened’ (sweetened with stevia). Each can is 8oz and retails for $2.99. The products will be available on Bulletproof.com and Amazon in 12-packs for $35.88.

Additionally, just launched, Bulletproof’s first foray into Espresso Pods will be compostable and made from renewable plant-sourced bioplastics. They will offer the brand’s ‘Mentalist’ and ‘Original’ roasts in 10-packs for $8.99 or 30-packs for $24.99. Customers can enjoy the coffee on its own, or add Bulletproof’s signature Brain Octane C8 MCT Oil and Ghee to create the brand’s classic keto-friendly recipe for a creamy Bulletproof Coffee. The Espresso Pods are launching first on Bulletproof.com and on Amazon.

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The pressure on the single serve coffee market to make more meaningful progress towards a more sustainable packaging solution has grown significantly in recent years. Consumers appreciate single-serve capsules for the convenient and quality brewing experience but see the packaging waste associated with a capsule as a detriment. Compostable capsules create the opportunity to not only address consumer concerns and divert the packaging away from landfills, but, perhaps more importantly, to recover the used coffee grounds, enabling their processing at a compost facility where they deliver valuable nutrients to the final compost.

Coffee capsules are complex structures where the capsule body, lidding, and filter must be precisely designed to deliver a consistently high-quality brewing experience. Before the capsules even reach consumers, it’s critical that these components perform well during assembly and filling as well as on the shelf and during brewing. By bringing together NatureWorks’ materials and applications knowledge with IMA’s machinery expertise, the partnership aims to deliver a turn-key compostable coffee pod solution to the entire coffee industry making it simple to have a great cup of coffee and dispose of the used pod in the most sustainable way possible.

“At NatureWorks, we’ve seen tremendous interest in compostable single-serve pods,” says Flavio Di Marcotullio, global industry manager for NatureWorks. “Brand owners and roasters are responding to both consumer demands for more sustainable packaging and to circular economy directives that specify compostable packaging as a key enabler of recovering food waste for compost. To continue supporting this growth, we saw the opportunity to partner with IMA as they have long helped the single-serve coffee market implement innovative new packaging technologies and have a long-term commitment towards sustainable solutions.”

With this in mind, to give greater impetus to the topic and direct the production chain towards increasing environmental sustainability, in 2019 IMA launched IMA NoP – No Plastic Program. “NOP (No-Plastic Program) means we promote eco-friendly plastic substitutes for the packages manufactured on IMA machines. Through the research and testing of alternative processes and materials, together with our partners, we foster plastic-free and sustainable, compostable packaging solutions. IMA has also established the Open Lab where Material Technologists study, develop, and test compostable and recyclable materials to be used on our packaging equipment,” says Nicola Panzani, IMA Coffee sales manager and IMA Coffee Petroncini CEO.

IMA’s Open Lab is a network of technological laboratories and testing areas dedicated to the research on sustainable materials, technologies, and production optimization processes. “Thanks to the implementation of the most modern digital infrastructures,” continues Panzani, “together with think tank spaces, environments dedicated to new generation of ideas and the prototyping of materials, we aim to build a connection between knowledge and skills coming from machines, packaging manufacturers and customers.”

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These breakthrough sustainable films are certified BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) industrial compostable which leaves zero waste, provides an environmentally friendly solution to the popular single serve pod, and responds to the demand for sustainable packaging without sacrificing product freshness, performance and convenience

“At TC Transcontinental, the development of sustainable products is firmly rooted in our long history of social responsibility. This award underscores our leadership position in crafting commercialised, sustainable packaging solutions, and is one of many recognitions for our work in this space including the award-winning recycle ready pouch for loose tea, compostable structure for closed-loop collection, and also compostable whole-bean packaging for coffee. It is gratifying to see how our values of performance, teamwork and innovation have culminated in the development of such an outstanding array of sustainable products,” said Thomas Morin, president of TC Transcontinental Packaging.

This product results from TC’s partnership with Club Coffee, a leading innovator in the rapidly expanding single-serve hot beverage market and the creator of PῧrPod100TM, and Kraft Heinz Canada. It demonstrates how collaboration can bring break-through packaging to life and divert waste from landfills with inventive and innovative solutions, says the company. The packaging features a circular design with renewable inputs into the materials and a no-separation pod design that ensures easy consumer disposal through the growing number of local food waste collection programmes.

As signatories of the Ellen MacArthur foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, this award-winning product shows TC Transcontinental Packaging’s commitment to developing sustainable packaging where plastic never becomes waste and reaching the company goals whereby, by 2025, all products are 100% recyclable, compostable, or re-useable.

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With this funding, NEXE Innovations will be able to focus on Phase 2 of its project, which supports:

• Scaling up the manufacturing process of its Nespresso–compatible pods, and
• Improving the compatibility of bioplastics derived from wood-based biomass for early-stage commercialisation.

As part of Phase 1, NEXE developed a completely plant-based and compostable single-use coffee pod from bioplastic wood fibre.

Natural Resources Canada collaborated with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to develop this challenge as part of the Domestic Plastics Challenge under the federal government’s Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC). ISC is a $100 million programme dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in developing innovative and sustainable solutions to complex environmental challenges. The Government of Canada may then act as a first customer, helping these small businesses to commercialise their innovations, scale up their businesses and create good jobs for Canadians.

“Our government is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses. It is becoming increasingly important to invest in sustainable solutions that will support not only our economy but also our environment. When our government invests in innovative and sustainable work from small businesses like NEXE, we are growing the economy, building Canadian technological leadership and contributing to Canada’s fight against global warming,” said the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne,
minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.

Dr Zachary Hudson, chief scientific officer at NEXE Innovations, commented: “We are grateful to the Government of Canada for this award, which reflects its commitment to nurturing innovative, Canadian-made solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems. At NEXE, we have developed and validated sustainable plant-based materials that are better for the environment without compromising on the needs of the consumer. We look forward to bringing them to market with the support of Innovative Solutions Canada.”

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“We are extremely pleased that our NEXE Nespresso-Compatible Pods achieved 100% disintegration within 10 weeks, which is a significant improvement over the testing standard of 90% disintegration in less than 12 weeks. Our Nespresso-Compatible Pods have set a high standard for our competitors,” said Darren Footz, chief executive officer of NEXE.

These results meet critical international standards required for certification as compostable materials, including American standards ASTM D6400 and D6868, European standard EN 13432, and International standard ISO 17088. The trials also found that NEXE Nespresso Compatible Pods had no negative effects on the quality of the resulting compost.

Zachary Hudson, chief scientific officer at NEXE, commented: “These outstanding results demonstrate that our Nespresso-Compatible Pods are ready for certification in both North America and Europe. Years of R&D have led to a sustainable product that does not compromise the taste profile the consumer demands, and that can be composted completely after use.”

NEXE’s pods are among the only patented compostable single-serve beverage pods designed to store more volume of product per capsule than other leading brands. Over 40 billion non-compostable single-serve beverage pods made from traditional plastic are currently discarded annually to landfills around the world.

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Podback, a not-for-profit organisation, is the UK’s first cross-industry collaboration of its kind within the coffee sector, providing easy ways for UK consumers to recycle coffee pods.

Launching in early 2021, the scheme will initially cover brands including Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto and Tassimo – representing the majority of the UK market – and the ambition is to expand the programme to include all coffee brands that use plastic or aluminium pods in the UK.

The move comes as new research reveals confusion amongst consumers, with more than a third (35%) of coffee pod drinkers unaware that pods can be recycled, and nine in 10 (90%) stating that they’d like to be able to recycle their coffee pods through their usual household recycling.

Guillaume Chesneau, managing director, Nespresso UK and Ireland, and board director of Podback, said: “As co- founders of the scheme, as well as pioneers of the minimal-waste portioned coffee system, we are excited to build on our strong existing recycling services already in place. Our ambition is to create a powerful end-to-end recycling solution, available to all, and Podback demonstrates our commitment towards achieving this important goal.

“We are working closely with manufacturers, retailers and local authorities and calling upon them to join us and ensure the scheme has maximum impact.”

Toby Bevans, marketing director, JDE UK and Ireland, and board director of Podback, said: “We are proud to be a co-founder of Podback in the UK, working to ensure that every pod enjoyed, is easily recycled.

“Together with Nestlé, we are calling on the entire industry to put commercial rivalries aside and collaborate, working together with other brands and retailers to make it as easy as possible for our consumers to recycle their pods.”

Podback will expand recycling options for coffee pods in three ways:

• Collect+: Consumers will be able to take their used coffee pods to their nearest Collect+ delivered by Yodel drop-off point. There are more than 6,500 drop-off points in local stores across the UK, open seven days a week.
• Kerbside collection: In a pioneering effort to make recycling easier for consumers, coffee pods will be collected alongside regular household waste and recycling. This has not previously been possible within the UK’s waste infrastructure. Exeter City Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council are in advanced discussions with Podback to become the first confirmed partners, meaning that from launch, over 330,000 residents living in these areas will be able to have their pods collected alongside their household waste and recycling. Podback is in live discussions with several other local authorities to have collections operational at launch, with ambitious plans to expand across the UK.
• Retailer ‘handover at home’: Podback is reportedly in ongoing discussions with retailers to facilitate a ‘handover at home’ option, meaning that consumers can have their used coffee pods collected for recycling when they have their groceries delivered. While this is unlikely to be ready for launch, Podback partners are working hard to make this a reality as soon as possible.

Councillor Chris Coleman, cabinet member Clean and Green Environment, Cheltenham Borough Council, said: “We’re pleased to be working with Podback, as one of the scheme’s first local authority partners, to offer our residents a simple way to recycle their coffee pods from their homes, particularly now many of us are doing more home working. Recycling is one of the easiest steps we can all take to protect the environment, and we’re looking forward to bringing this scheme to our residents early next year.”

Collected pods will be taken to re-processors in the UK to separate the packaging from the used coffee grounds before being recycled into a range of everyday products.

Richard Howatson, business unit manager, Nescafé Dolce Gusto and Starbucks at Home: said: “There is power in collaboration and we know that by joining forces we can have even greater influence over the recycling rate of pods. Over the months ahead, we’ll be working closely with local authorities and other partners to make this a reality through Podback – meaning coffee drinkers will have a simple and effective way to recycle their pods, whichever brand they choose.”

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The new pods, which are certified by TÜV Austria as ‘Ok Compost Home Compost’, present an eco-friendly alternative to the standard aluminium and plastic capsule. This means they can be disposed of alongside home food waste and will compost in the garden within six weeks. Black Insomnia is the first coffee company to provide coffee in this new eco-friendly way in the UK.

According to research, 39,000 coffee capsules are produced every minute globally, of which 29,000 end up in landfill.

Black Insomnia CEO, Jim Walker, said: “The use of coffee pods has grown massively over recent years. The problem is that the traditionally manufactured versions can’t be easily recycled, ending up in landfill and therefore significantly damaging the environment.

“We wanted to find a way of making our smooth tasting coffee available in pods but we had to ensure they would be eco-friendly at the same time. We’ve managed to go one step further than standard recyclable pods by providing 100% home compostable versions for ultimate convenience.

“We are delighted to be launching our new coffee pods at this time, and we’re now looking for other ways to help protect the environment, including rain forest protection and Fairtrade Foundation accreditation.”

Black Insomnia’s COO, Alexander Sacken, said: “After years of research and testing, together with world-renowned partners, we are proud to be the first in the UK to introduce a home compostable coffee pod that still keeps the coffee fresh for 15 months with no additional packaging – this is revolutionary.

“This is certified by a world-leading institute and so coffee-lovers can be sure that using Black Insomnia pods will not harm nature or the wider environment while enjoying an Espresso of the world’s strongest coffee without feeling bad.”

For more information, visit: blackinsomnia.co.uk.

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Through the Coffee Pod Recycling Program, the latest eco-friendly initiative from the family-owned company, consumers can now send in their used single serve coffee pods and espresso capsules to be recycled for free. To participate, customers will sign up on the TerraCycle program page at www.terracycle.com/gavina and mail in the used pods and capsules using a pre-paid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned, separated by material type, melted and remolded to make new recycled products while the residual coffee is sent to an industrial composting facility. Additionally, with every shipment sent to TerraCycle through the program, consumers can earn points that can be used for charitable gifts or converted to cash and donated to the non-profit, school or charitable organisation of their choice.

“As coffee growers and roasters, my family built our business on a 150-year legacy and passion for coffee that runs deep and spans four generations,” said Lisette Gaviña Lopez, executive marketing director at F Gaviña & Sons, Inc.

“Sustainability is at the core of every business decision we make, and as we innovate to meet the changing needs and preferences of our customers, we also look for new ways to minimize environmental impact. Through our partnership with TerraCycle we can now extend our environmental efforts beyond the shelf with a responsible recycling program for our espresso capsule and coffee pod customers.”

“At TerraCycle, we understand American’s love affair with a great cup of coffee – we share the sentiment,” said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle’s founder and CEO.

“But through the Coffee Pod Recycling Program, coffee connoisseurs can enjoy their favorite pick-me-up, easily reduce waste, all without sacrificing the enjoyment of their favorite brew.”

F Gaviña & Sons’ commitment to sustainability led to the creation of the Direct Impact Initiative, which focuses on four pillars: dedication to farmers, sustainable sourcing, environmental sustainability, and social stewardship. Dedicated to smallholder farmers and the land they work upon, Gaviña and partners work towards improving the quality of life and increasing social and economic development in Coffee Belt farming communities. These efforts include technical assistance for Guatemalan farmers to employ sustainable farming techniques while increasing household income, and building a central coffee processing wet mill in Colombia to help local smallholder farmers adapt to climate change while reducing environmental footprint. The company also sources certified coffees from Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade USA and USDA certified Organic, and roasts all its coffee from its Zero Waste to Landfill plant in Vernon, California.

The Coffee Pod Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organisation. For more information on TerraCycle’s recycling program, visit: www.terracycle.com.

For more information on Don Francisco’s Coffee and Café La Llave brands, visit: www.donfranciscos.com.

For more information about parent company F Gaviña & Sons, Inc and its sustainability efforts, visit: www.gavina.com.

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The pods are compatible with Nespresso classic style coffee makers, as well as being BPI-certified and commercially compostable in 12 weeks. Made from renewable plant-based products, Smile Coffee Werks’ pods are the first carbon neutral, single step disposal product to hit the market.

“Single serve coffee is hugely popular and convenient, but creates tremendous waste to our environment,” commented Michael Sands, co-founder of Smile Coffee Werks.

“Coffee consumers can now purchase commercially compostable products, a guilt-free way to enjoy your daily cup of joe.”

Smile Coffee Werks is available for purchase at SmileCoffeeWerks.com in compatible 100% Arabica Espresso pods (pack of 24, US$15.99).

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Consumer preference for coffee pods has been tarnished due to the high environmental footprint of used coffee pods. To alleviate the factors leading to a loss in the market, manufacturers have embraced the usage of compostable coffee pods and help alter consumer perception regarding coffee pods.

Cannabis-infused coffee pods to help in sustained growth

With the legalisation of cannabis usage in some countries, the global food and beverage industry has seen multiple new innovations, one being the introduction of cannabis-infused coffee pods. These are reported to have the same effects when brewed at home, just like café-brewed cannabis coffee, and have become popular due to the stigma involved with the public consumption of cannabis coffee.

Gourmet coffee pods to attract the attention of coffee connoisseurs

With specialty coffee becoming an affordable luxury, particularly for avid coffee aficionados, leading players in the coffee pods market are introducing products with exclusive flavours and unique origins. International coffee chains are willing to deliver innovative flavours to attract coffee lovers, and enhance coffee sales, which is instigating a new trend in the coffee pods market. Efforts in the value chain for coffee pods production to enhance the potential of gourmet coffee is likely to work in favour of the market.

Global coffee alliance to change status quo of the market

The coffee pods market has been partially fragmented for the past few years. But the possibility of growing consolidation of the coffee pods market has increased in the past year. In August 2018, the Global Coffee Alliance was formed between Nestlé and Starbucks brands, where Nestlé gained the rights to market, sell, and distribute Starbucks packaged coffee and tea in all at home and away from home channels. The partnership of the companies has changed their standing in the overall coffee pods market. One the other hand, Kraft Heinz Company has reported a decline in its sales, as it is struggling to keep up with consumer trends, reducing its position in the coffee pods market.

Dunkin’ K-Cup coffee pods are collaboration with JM Smucker Company and Dunkin’ Donuts. As announced by JM Smucker Company in November 2018, K-Cup coffee pods were recognised as one of the 25 products to receive the Nielsen Breakthrough Award, which is awarded to products based on endurance, sales, and product distinction. Working on the lines of sustainability, illycaffè launched its new line of illy-brand aluminium capsules for coffee pods in February 2019. Similar work for sustainability was carried out by Nespresso, an operating unit of the Nestlé Group, which partnered with Swedish company, Velosophy, to produce a bike made from used aluminium capsules, in an effort to motivate customers to recycle coffee pods.

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