• Residents can track the recycling journey of their used coffee pods.
• Aluminium and plastic pods are sent to separate recycling centres in the UK.

Bristolians can now reduce the environmental impact of their matutinal coffee, which sets the tone for their day, as the city opens three coffee pod recycling centres.

The UK’s coffee pod recycling scheme, Podback, has placed special recycling containers at all three of the city’s Household Reuse and Recycling Centres—St Philip’s, Hartcliffe Way, and Avonmouth—to help residents recycle their aluminium and plastic coffee pods as well as to raise awareness that these items have value.

Podback now accepts 80% of the coffee, tea, milk, and hot chocolate pod brands sold in the UK. Residents can visit the website concerned to check which brands are included.

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The new initiative is an arrangement between Podback and Bristol Waste Company, which aims to make coffee pod recycling more accessible and widespread and also intends to provide a fillip to the city's recycling efforts.

To participate, people are encouraged to collect their used pods at home rather than binning them. This ensures that aluminium and plastic pods are stored separately, as they need to be placed in different containers at the recycling site.

People can book a visit to the local recycling centre when they are ready. If they choose to go on foot or by bike to the Hartcliffe Way site, they can avoid booking.

After reaching the recycling centre, drop your pods carefully into the marked Podback containers. Residents can ask for help if they face any issues or are doubtful.

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Once the waste is collected, it is sent for recycling in the UK. Aluminium pods will head to Cheshire, while plastic ones will go to East Yorkshire.

So, next time you enjoy a cup of coffee, the waste you generate will be carefully sorted for recycling and turned into something useful rather than being thrown away.

And it just does not stop there. You can track the recycling journey of used coffee pods on Podback's website.

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Source: Bristol Waste Company