Los Angeles-based F. Gaviña & Sons Inc., maker of Don Francisco’s Coffee, Café La Llave and a wide variety of other family-crafted coffees, has teamed up with international recycling company TerraCycle to offer coffee lovers a free, easy way to recycle Don Francisco’s Coffee Family Reserve and Café La Llave single serve coffee pods and espresso capsules.   Through the Coffee Pod Recycling Program, the latest eco-friendly initiative from the family-owned company, consumers can now send in their used single serve coffee pods and espresso capsules to be recycled for free. Interested consumers may sign up on the TerraCycle program page at terracycle.com/gavina and mail in the used pods and capsules using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned, separated by material type, melted and remolded to make new recycled products while the residual coffee is sent to an industrial composting facility.   Additionally, with every shipment sent to TerraCycle through the program, consumers can earn points that can be used for charitable gifts or converted to cash and donated to the non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   “As coffee growers and roasters, my family built our business on a 150-year legacy and passion for coffee that runs deep and spans four generations,” said Lisette Gaviña Lopez, executive marketing director at F. Gaviña & Sons Inc. “Sustainability is at the core of every business decision we make, and as we innovate to meet the changing needs and preferences of our customers, we also look for new ways to minimize environmental impact. Through our partnership with TerraCycle we can now extend our environmental efforts beyond the shelf with a responsible recycling program for our espresso capsule and coffee pod customers.”   “At TerraCycle, we understand Americans’ love affair with a great cup of coffee—we share the sentiment,” said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle founder and CEO. “But through the Coffee Pod Recycling Program, coffee connoisseurs can enjoy their favorite pick-me-up, easily reduce waste, all without sacrificing the enjoyment of their favorite brew.”   Gaviña & Sons Inc.’s commitment to sustainability led to the creation of the Direct Impact Initiative, which focuses on four pillars: dedication to farmers, sustainable sourcing, environmental sustainability and social stewardship. Dedicated to smallholder farmers and the land they work upon, Gaviña and partners work toward improving the quality of life and increasing social and economic development in Coffee Belt farming communities. These efforts include technical assistance for Guatemalan farmers to employ sustainable farming techniques while increasing household income and building a central coffee processing wet mill in Colombia to help local smallholder farmers adapt to climate change while reducing environmental footprint. The company also sources certified coffees from Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade USA and USDA Certified Organic and roasts all their coffee from their Zero Waste to Landfill plant in Vernon, California.   The Coffee Pod Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office or community organization.   Established in Vernon, California, in 1967, F. Gaviña & Sons Inc. is one of the largest family-owned coffee companies in America and the nation’s largest privately held minority-owned coffee roaster.   TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 21 countries, TerraCycle partners with leading consumer product companies, retailers and cities to recycle products and packages, from dirty diapers to cigarette butts, that would otherwise end up being landfilled or incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle works with leading consumer product companies to integrate hard to recycle waste streams, such as ocean plastic, into their products and packaging. Its new division, Loop, is the first shopping system that gives consumers a way to shop for their favorite brands in durable, reusable packaging.