{"id":1760,"date":"2019-06-26T12:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T10:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coffee-spirit.maxicoffee.com\/guides-achat\/capsules-nespressotm\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:53:40","slug":"capsules-nespressotm","status":"publish","type":"buyer-guides","link":"https:\/\/www.coffee-spirit.maxicoffee.com\/en-gb\/guide\/capsules-nespressotm\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eco-Friendly Alternatives To Nespresso\u00ae capsules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why choose aluminium?<\/h2>\n

Aluminium <\/strong>is the preferred material for making capsules because it is great at preserving coffee and all its aromas<\/strong>. Light and convenient to produce, aluminium is the material most adapted for coffee capsules. Nespresso\u00ae <\/strong>owes a good part of its success to this light aluminium.<\/p>\n

How can I recycle my aluminium Nespresso\u00ae capsules?<\/h2>\n

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Because of all the waste created by their capsules, Nespresso\u00ae has set up collection points<\/strong> so you can return your used capsules. At home, you can throw your used capsules in your standard home recycling bin. The coffee grounds can be used in your compost bin. However, if you are using Nespresso\u00ae-compatible capsules<\/strong> made of plastic with an aluminium foil, you will need to recycle each material accordingly. Unfortunately, all the capsules are not all recycled<\/strong>. That’s because many councils are not equipped yet to deal with light aluminium. It is a complex and expensive process. Therefore, it is currently best to recycle your Nespresso\u00ae capsules in one of the official points designated by the brand. Nespresso\u00ae can also collect<\/strong> your used capsules at home. You just need to go on their website and organise it all. There is no excuse now.<\/p>\n\n <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The alternative: Compostable & Biodegradable<\/h2>\n

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Because most of us understand the situation is critical for our planet, some brands have listened to consummers and developed new capsules, all compatible with Nespresso\u00ae machines<\/strong>. These eco-friendly capsules<\/strong> are made with sustainable ecological materials<\/strong>. They are compostable<\/strong> and biodegradable<\/strong>! What a great idea!!! The launch wasn’t smooth at first because of compatibility worries from customers. However, these capsules are fully compatible with all Nespresso\u00ae capsule machines (the ones that take traditional, original Nespresso\u00ae<\/strong> capsules). These new biodegradable \/ compostable capsules are made of sugar cane<\/strong>, corn<\/strong> or even PLA<\/strong> (a biodegradable plastic). Ground coffee contained in biodegradable \/ compostable capsules is usually organic coffee<\/a> so you can heal the planet and do yourself some good too! On MaxiCoffee.com<\/strong>, you will find brands offering biodegradable \/ compostable capsules like Oquendo<\/a>, TerraMoka<\/a>\u00a0& Vergnano<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Reusable capsules<\/h2>\n

Reusable capsules<\/strong> are now a new option on the market for Nespresso\u00ae compatible capsules<\/strong>, they have 2 distinctive advantages:<\/p>\n