Aluminium coffee pod

Also called: Nespresso pod, aluminium capsule, metal coffee pod, L'Or capsule

Drop-off point

National rules. Choose your council to see its answer.

Your council's answer

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How to prepare it

  1. Use Podback or the brand's return bag or drop-off point
  2. Don't put pods in your recycling bin

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National rules

The answer isn't the same in every UK nation. Choose your council to see the one that applies to you.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Drop-off point

Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.

Use Podback or the brand's own return scheme; pods are not accepted in household recycling.

Also: General waste

Scotland

Drop-off point

Not in your home bins. Take it to a drop-off point.

Use the brand's own return scheme; pods are not accepted in household recycling.

Also: General waste

Scotland-wide guidance, checked 27 Sep 2026. View the source

How to recycle it

National schemes anyone in the UK can use.

National scheme

Podback

Free · Drop it off

Seal used pods from Podback member brands in a free Podback bag and drop it at a Morrisons, an Asda toYou point, your council recycling centre or an InPost shop.

  1. Get free Podback bags from Morrisons customer services, with an online order from most member brands or from Ocado, or by creating a Podback account and ordering them
  2. Drain the pods and keep aluminium pods (white bag) and plastic pods (green bag) in separate bags, then seal each bag
  3. At Morrisons, put the bag in the Podback point near the entrance or checkouts
  4. At an Asda toYou point, choose Podback on the screen, stick the printed label on each bag and put it in the unit
  5. At a council recycling centre you don't need a bag: tip each type into the matching container. At an InPost shop, request a returns code first and hand the sealed bag over

Find your nearest drop-off point Find your nearest Morrisons

Source: podback.org, checked 10 Oct 2026.

National scheme

Nespresso capsule recycling

Free · Post it back

Fill a free Nespresso recycling bag with used Nespresso capsules and send it back through Royal Mail (collected from your door or handed in at a Post Office), or hand it in at a Nespresso Boutique.

  1. Add free recycling bags to your next Nespresso order, or pick one up at a Nespresso Boutique
  2. Fill the bag up to the line (about 250 Original or 120 Vertuo capsules) and seal it
  3. Book a free Royal Mail collection from your door (up to 3 bags; the Royal Mail rep brings the label), or get a QR code by email and hand the bag in at a Post Office or Royal Mail delivery office, or drop it at a Nespresso Boutique

Source: nespresso.com, checked 10 Oct 2026.

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