LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2021

ALUMINUMCAPSULES

Why use pure aluminum for our capsules? Because it protects the freshness and taste of our coffee from roaster to cup more effectively than any other material,. Our aluminum capsules seal out oxygen, light and humidity, all of which can affect the quality of coffee. And there’s more. Aluminum is 100-percent and infinitely recyclable. With our system, nothing is wasted. Nothing is thrown away.

CARBONNEUTRALITY

All this is part of a bigger picture. Some years ago, we set out to achieve an ambitious goal – to make sure that every cup of Nespresso coffee is truly carbon neutral by 2022. We began by reducing carbon emissions, first in our business operations and now in our supply chain and product life cycle, and by investing in proven offsetting projects such as planting trees in coffee plantations and surrounding landscapes. Now, thanks to you, our customers, helping us to recycle capsules and grounds, we’re very nearly there!

RECYCLING PROGRAM

Nespresso has created a unique program to retrieve your used capsules. Here in Ontario, every purchase of Nespresso capsules includes a free red bag. Fill it with your used capsules, then simply seal it and drop it into a Canada Post mailbox. Postage is fully prepaid. We’ll take it from there.

INNOVATION

COFFEE GROUNDS: Once that red bag arrives at the recycling facility, the coffee grounds are carefully separated from the used capsules, thanks to a mechanical process Nespresso has pioneered, the first of its kind in Canada. The grounds are then turned into rich compost which is delivered free to Canadian farms. Adding this valuable organic material to the soil improves aeration and encourages micro-organisms that benefit healthy plant growth.

ALUMINUM RECYCLING: Meanwhile, every used Nespresso capsule collected through the Nespresso recycling program is recycled. One of the great virtues of aluminum is that it can be used and reused an infinite number of times. In fact, an estimated 75% of all the aluminum ever produced is still in circulation today. We’ve set up local partnerships all over the world, repurposing our capsules to make things like pens or bicycle frames – and, of course, more capsules.