In an effort to make espresso pod recycling simpler and accessible for the UK, Morrisons has introduced a nationwide roll-out of devoted espresso pod assortment factors in additional than 350 shops nationwide in partnership with Podback, the pod recycling service. Roll out of the brand new recycling factors will begin in June.
Clients are already in a position to decide up free Podback recycling luggage from Morrisons customer support desks. With the launch of the brand new in-store assortment factors, clients may even be capable of drop off stuffed luggage again in Morrisons shops as a part of their common procuring journey.
In 2022, Morrisons was the primary grocery store to assist Podback by providing free espresso pod recycling luggage in shops. A trial of in-store assortment factors was launched in 29 shops in July 2023. Initially deliberate to run for eight weeks, it was prolonged attributable to its recognition with clients, and while plans have been developed for a nationwide roll-out of the service. To the tip of March this yr, trial shops had collected over 42,300 kgs of pods, a mean of 37 kg per retailer every week, equal to 2.8 million pods in whole.
Zara Safdari, Waste and Sustainability Supervisor at Morrisons, mentioned: “Coffee pods have continued to grow in popularity over recent years, with many household brands now offering a variety of pods to brew fresh coffee in minutes at home. Picking up Podback bags while doing a supermarket shop and dropping them back, filled, on further shopping trips makes it easy for consumers to recycle their used coffee pods. We’re pleased to be extending this service to make it even easier for our customers who want barista style coffee at home to recycle their used pods.”
Rick Hindley, Govt Director at Podback, mentioned: “We are delighted to be working with Morrisons to make Podback available across its national store network. The in-store drop-off trial proved an immediate success with recyclers, and the volume of pods collected through the trial has continued to grow month-on-month. Podback is committed to making pod recycling simple and convenient for lovers of pod coffee, and adding a national supermarket to our network of free recycling points is a major step forward towards our goal.”
By the Podback scheme, used aluminium and plastic pods are recycled within the UK1. Aluminium is used within the manufacture of beverage cans and automobile parts, and plastic is used within the manufacture of a spread of things, together with packaging crates and constructing merchandise. The used espresso grounds are handled by anaerobic digestion to provide renewable power (biogas) and soil improver.
For additional info go to www.morrisons.com or www.podback.org.
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[1] Aluminium pods are reprocessed in Cheshire. Plastic pods are reprocessed in East Yorkshire. The espresso grounds are processed by anaerobic digestion services, producing renewable power (biogas) and soil improver
