We’ve added used coffee pods to the items collected at our recycling centres, in partnership with Podback, the pod recycling service. Residents can now recycle their aluminium and plastic coffee pods at the Bryn Lane, Brymbo and Plas Madoc centres.
Used coffee, tea and hot chocolate pods can be collected and stored at home until residents are ready to take them to the recycling centres, where they should be emptied loose into the appropriate aluminium or plastic Podback container. The Podback containers are clearly signed. Bags and other packaging must not be included.
Plastic and aluminium pods need to be collected separately, as they are recycled at different facilities. All the pods collected by Podback are recycled in the UK. They are shredded to remove the coffee, then the plastic and aluminium are used to create new products, including packaging, car components and building products.
The coffee grounds will be treated by anaerobic digestion to create renewable energy (biogas) and soil improver.
Podback is a not-for-profit recycling service, created and funded by the UK’s leading coffee pod systems – NESCAFE Dolce Gusto, Tassimo and Nespresso, and over 25 coffee pod brands and national retailers.
Cllr Terry Evans, Lead Member for Environment, said: “We’re really excited to be working with Podback to introduce another recycling stream at the recycling centres for our residents. Coffee drinkers can now enjoy their coffee knowing their pods can be recycled and go on to be made into new products, renewable energy and soil improver.”
Podback Executive Director Rick Hindley said: “It’s great to be able to expand the Podback service to Wrexham’s recycling centres. We want to make coffee pod recycling as easy as possible, and this new service enables residents to drop off pods when convenient, alongside other recyclables, and helping to reduce waste and increase recycling.”
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