Since the company was founded, we have been working every day to perfect what we do and become even more sustainable, reducing the impact we have on our planet and taking care of the people who share our journey towards coffee excellence. That is why in the UK, we have launched with Podback to ensure our products are being recycled, and we want to give our customers who enjoy the quality and taste of coffee pods and capsules, a simple and easy way to recycle them.
Podback is a new coffee pod recycling service, designed to make recycling coffee pods as easy as it is to make pod coffee. This service is created in partnership with the biggest names in coffee pod systems - Nespresso, NESCAFÉ, Dolce Gusto, L’OR and now illy. Podback bags can be added free of charge to every order made through our website making it simple and easy to recycle your used pods. With Podback you can recycle your coffee pods in two different ways: Kerbside & via the Podback Drop Off service.
As a B Corp, it is our responsibility to ensure our products are rightly recycled. We need your help to reduce environmental impact and take care of our planet: so please work with us and Podback to recycle your used coffee capsules. Save your used capsules or pods, grab a free bag from our website and then deliver your full bag to the closest collect + centre, or your local area may provide kerb side collection depending your location.
You can either use an Aluminum Bag, or a Plastic Bag depending what illy product you enjoy, and our capsules will be recycled to make materials for new products and the used coffee will be turned into compost, thus reducing waste. Because, one day at a time, one step after another, every one of us can make a difference for a sustainable world.
2 different journeys:
1. To recycle Iperespresso Pods (plastic) to generate your label: This link takes you to the Yodel website. FREE Podback Plastic Returns | Collect+ delivered by Yodel
2. To recycle your compatible capsules, generate your label at Podback This takes you to the Yodel website. FREE Podback Aluminium Returns | Collect+ delivered by Yodel
Or to find out exactly how Podback works in your area and more information, please follow the link: www.podback.org.
At illy we have recycling solutions for both aluminium capsules (Nespresso compatible) and also our very own Iperespresso capsules. Depending on what pod or capsule you order from us, we have a recycling method for you.
Two ways of recycling with illy & Podback:
You can put any participating brand’s pods in the appropriate bag.
The teal-coloured bag marked P is for plastic coffee pods or the white bag marked A is for aluminium coffee pods. If you use both aluminium and plastic pods you cannot put them in the same bag, you will need to use separate bags. This is so they can be sent to the correct reprocessing facility.
No, the coffee grounds are removed from the pods at the reprocessor. The coffee is then used as a soil improver and to create renewable energy.
Please drain any remaining liquid from your used pod before adding it to your recycling bag.
If you don't have a printer, select the Print in Store option when arranging a label. You will be emailed a barcode, present the barcode to the store assistant using your mobile device. They will print the label for you for FREE.
You can generate a barcode to return your Aluminium pods bag here or your Plastic pods bag here.
No, the coffee grounds are removed from the pods at the reprocessor. The coffee is then used as a soil improver and to create renewable energy.
Please drain any remaining liquid from your used pod before adding it to your recycling bag.
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