A new recycling program, which is a first for the province has been launched between Nespresso and the Fundy Regional Service Commission.
The aluminum capsule recycling program will be through the commission’s Green Bag solution.
The program will include six New Brunswick municipalities: Saint John, Rothesay, Quispamsis, Grand Bay-Westfield, Hampton, and the Village of St. Martins.
These communities will now have access to this recycling solution through a partnership with the Fundy Regional Service Commission.
Rural areas such as Simonds, Fairfield, Petersville, Westfield, Browns Flat, Greenwich, Musquash, Kingston, Saint Martins, Nauwigewauk and Darlings Island will also benefit from the solution and help ensure the circularity of Nespresso coffee capsules.
“Nespresso is proud to share this news during the Canadian Environment Week and to contribute to the sustainable development goals of municipalities across the country. The introduction of our Green Bag recycling program in New Brunswick is another step towards our objective of rolling out our program across Canada,” said Julie Pomerleau, Vice-President of Marketing and CSR at Nespresso Canada in a release.
The Green Bin solution will allow residents to place their used aluminum Nespresso capsules in a fully recyclable green bag and then place them in their recycling stream.
The bags will get sorted at the sorting centre and then are sent to a Nespresso recycling partner where the capsules will undergo a mechanical process that separates the coffee grounds from the aluminum.
The aluminum is recycled, and the coffee grounds are transformed into a high-quality compost, used on local farms.
A release mentioned that the program will not create additional costs to the consumer, or the municipalities since all costs are assumed by Nespresso.
