Nespresso is recycling its own single-serve coffee pods
About a third of Americans own a single-serve coffee machine, but this popularity in single-cup coffee is posing an environmental burden.
There are enough coffee pods buried to circle the earth more than a couple dozen times.
In addition to needing to be recycled in a very specific way, some coffee pods contain Plastic #7, which is difficult to break down and could even contain toxins.
Nespresso is one of the two leading single-serve coffee manufacturers in the world. The company developed a recycling facility for its coffee pods to combat the problem.
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