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Nespresso Canada introduces its Green Bag Recycling Program in London, Ont.

From left to right: Shawn Lewis, Deputy Mayor, City of London ; Carlos Oyanguren, President of Nespresso Canada ; Allen Langon, CEO, Circular Materials. (CNW Group/Nestle Nespresso SA)

LONDON — Nespresso Canada, in collaboration with Circular Materials, introduces its Green Bag Recycling Program to Ontario for the first time. This initiative reportedly marks a milestone in Nespresso’s recycling journey, as Ontario becomes the sixth province to join the program. The City of London will be the first municipality in Ontario to adopt this Green Bag recycling solution, trying to make it easier for residents to recycle Nespresso capsules in their recycling bins at home. As a founding member of Circular Materials, Nestlé Canada played a key role in helping to bring this program to life in London.

The Green Bag program allows residents to place their used aluminum Nespresso capsules in a green bag and place it in their recycling bin at home. Once the bags arrive at Miller Waste Systems in London, a sorting center and collection partner of Circular Materials, they are set aside and sent to a Nespresso recycling partner where the capsules undergo a mechanical process that separates the coffee grounds from the aluminum. The aluminum is recycled, and coffee grounds are manufactured into compost. This is all without incurring additional costs to consumers or municipalities.

“I am thrilled that London is the first city in Ontario to welcome the launch of the Nespresso Green Bag Program. We are a city that leads on climate action, and Londoners can now further contribute to a more sustainable future by using Nespresso’s Green Bag Recycling Solution,” said Josh Morgan, Mayor of the City of London.

“Implementing the Green Bag program in Ontario has been a priority for Nespresso for years now – we are proud that this additional solution is brought to London, Ontario” said Carlos Oyanguren, President of Nespresso Canada. “Nespresso has played a key role in reducing residual materials in Canada by implementing innovative recycling solutions for over a decade now. We are confident that this collaboration with Circular Materials in Ontario will help achieve our ambitious recycling targets and we look forward to expanding this solution to other municipalities.”

Previously, Nespresso Club members in London used Nespresso’s Red Bag and dropped it off at a Canada Post mailbox or post office to recycle their capsules. With the Green Bag Program, members can now deposit their Nespresso green bag in their blue recycling bin. Used capsules can still be dropped off at Nespresso stores and drop-off points, but the Green Bags offer an alternative solution for residents in the City of London to recycle their capsules.