After three years of research and development, Nespresso has developed coffee capsules that are no longer made of aluminum, but of paper. These capsules are compostable, both at home and industrially. In some countries, including France, they are accepted in public waste garbage cans.
Created with the Finnish packaging company Huhtamäki, this wood pulp capsule is made by compression and includes a biopolymer film, certified compostable at home to protect the coffee from oxidation during transport, storage and use in the machine.
With this new range, Nestlé's coffee brand does not deny its aluminium capsules, whose ecological virtues it regularly praises. This range, which will complete the current offer of aluminium capsules, is "designed as an alternative for those who prefer and can compost their bio-waste" says the group.
The leader in coffee capsules estimates that 45% of French people now compost one or more types of bio-waste at home.
In France, Nespresso is also launching the Union des acteurs du compostable (UAC), which aims to bring together public bodies, companies, recycling operators and NGOs to support composting.
The paper capsule will be launched in France and Switzerland in spring 2023. Its launch in other European countries is planned for 2024.
