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Sainsbury’s has now become the first retailer to label its own brand aluminium coffee pods as recyclable, available in stores from the 12th September

According to Alupro, if a capsule is still full of coffee then the Eddy wouldn't be strong enough to capture it, but capsules could be captured and recycled as long as they have been 'EcoPressed'.'

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The machines that separate mixed recycling (trommel screens) also now pull out the 'fines' (small items) that in the past might have been missed and sent to landfill. Most materials recovery facilities then put the fines over an Eddy Current Separator, an advanced metal sorting system that uses magnets to pull out non-ferrous metals like aluminium, from other materials.' To help educate consumers about how to recycle their coffee pods, Sainsbury’s has become the first UK retailer to label its own brand aluminium coffee pods as recyclable. This label will make clear the importance of emptying the pod and rinsing it before placing it in the recycling bin, so that the clean aluminium can be sorted and recycled. Until now, it’s been widely believed that aluminium coffee pods are too small to be recycled and need to be recycled via specialist collection schemes – but that’s not the case That’s why we decided to challenge the notion that aluminium coffee pods can’t be recycled and with consumers more concerned about the planet than ever before, it felt like a natural place to look. Currently, customers are advised to recycle coffee pods via specialist collection schemes which aren’t always convenient, so the EcoPress will be welcomed by many. Once the coffee has been separated, users can put the remaining coffee in home compost bins, in kerbside food waste bins, or in their garden – using small quantities around plants*.

Introducing the Dualit EcoPress, the perfect solution to recycling coffee pods at home and reducing the number of capsules going to landfill. Still, what’s remaining can easily be rinsed off, leaving a clean aluminium case that can be dropped into a recycling bin. Dualit recommends putting the capsules in a colander and then rinsing in washing up water.I’d have thought that the Dualit EcoPress would require a degree of pressure to perform the action, but this wasn’t the case. A hard push is all that’s required to force the capsule inside out. You may be thinking, why bother? Well, filling up a recycling bag of your favourite Vertuo coffee pods needs storage somewhere, then you have to drop off the bags (or have them collected), and you don’t get to reuse the coffee grounds. Helen Bird, recycling and plastics expert at WRAP, explains that: 'Even if coffee pods are made from a material that can be recycled at home, it's highly unlikely that they would be recycled in practice due to their small size - they simply drop out of the recycling process and are likely to either be landfilled or sent to an energy-from-waste facility.'

Please be aware that we currently cannot arrange for delivery of this product to the following postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, BT, PO30-41. Looking like a large coffee pod, the Dualit EcoPress is a big lump of plastic. It comes in two main parts: the lid lifts off to reveal a capsule holder and a bin beneath where the used coffee is collected. Cleverly designed to hold the coffee grounds of 10 of our capsules, once the EcoPress is full coffee grounds can be home composted or placed in your food waste bin. In the main bin you’ll find the coffee grounds. On inspection, I found a few bits of aluminium from the base of the test capsules had dropped on occasion, but these are easy to fish out, with the coffee grounds emptied into a regular bin, food bin, or compost bin. Which coffee pod brands are the most eco-friendly? - we investigate how easy it is to recycle used pods for different coffee machine systems such as Nespresso, Tassimo and Dolce GustoFar from a waste product, coffee grounds are suitable for feeding plants and can be used in a garden compost bin. With the Dualit EcoPress for Vertuo, you get to keep this waste while recycling the aluminium at the curbside.

To use it, you place the coffee pod face down on the top section, place the lid on top and push down to turn the capsule inside out; the action pushes the coffee grounds into the bin below. It’s really as simple as that. This is not intended to be a full statement of your rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations. Full details of your rights are available from your Local Authority’s Trading Standards Office. How To Return A Product Scottish Highlands & Islands postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, PO30-41

This is where the Dualit EcoPress comes in: it squeezes the coffee out of Nespresso and Nespresso-compatible pods so the aluminium containers can be added to your recycle bin, while the coffee grounds can be used elsewhere, such as for compost. Design and Features Compatible with Dualit Aluminium and Compostable Coffee CapsulesCompatible with Nespresso®* CapsulesPrecise, automatic dose controlProgrammable dosing memoryUltra-fast thermobloc heating system (water heating on demand)Dedicated espresso and lungo settingsTeavolution™; dedicated tea function with temperature boostAuto switch-off after 10 minutes800ml removable water tank & lidRemovable capsule basket & drip trayDescale warning light and descaling programNon-marking, non-slip rubber feet*Nespresso® trademark is owned by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. Anything of a nature that for hygiene or associated health and safety - this includes the Outdoor Spas, Mattresses and Divan Sets Earlier this year, Sainsbury’s launched its new brand mission ‘Helping Everyone Eat Better’, reflecting its mission to encourage and empower customers to make a positive change for their health and the planet too.