The former head of Nespresso, Jean-Paul Gaillard  is now claiming that coffee pods are killing the environment. If you do however want to stick with the Nespresso Pods, Lane Cove is lucky enough to have a place where they can be recycled.  Pureflowers has a Lane Cove recycling program for Nespresso capsules. Pureflowers is participating in a nationwide environmental program to help recycle coffee capsules. Nespresso has joined with recycling and upcycling experts TerraCycle Australia to expand their recycling program at additional collection points around the country at florists, garden centres and nurseries. Lane Cove residents can now recycle their used Nespresso capsules at no cost by visiting Pure Flowers and dropping their capsules (sealed in any plastic bag which will also be recycled) into the in-store recycling collection box.

Why not sign your school up to TerraCycle? Join TerraCycle’s innovative recycling programs and raise money for Keep Australia Beautiful! Each piece of waste you send to TerraCycle can be redeemed for a payment of 2 cents. Click here to learn more about how to collect, store, and ship your waste. TerraCycle is Eliminating the Idea of Waste® by recycling the “non-recyclable.” Whether it’s coffee capsules from your home, pens from a school, or plastic gloves from a manufacturing facility, TerraCycle can collect and recycle almost any form of waste. They partner with individual collectors such as yourself, as well as major consumer product companies, retailers, manufacturers, municipalities, and small businesses across 20 different countries. With your help, TerraCycle is able to divert millions of pounds of waste from landfills and incinerators each month. Keep Australia Beautiful (the umbrella company of Eco-Schools) has partnered withTerraCycle to spread this exciting message. KAB is now a TerraCycle ‘featured charity’ alongside Sea Shepherd and RSPCA Australia.

The initiative, started by recycling company TerraCycle, is being used to promote the recycling of previously un-recyclable oral care items. ... TerraCycle general manager Jean Bailliard said residents could save up their used oral care items and support their local school.

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Nespresso pods are made from aluminium and are easy to recycle. TerraCycle runs a recycling program for Nespresso with drop off locations in their Boutiques and hundreds of florists. TerraCycle also have a free post-back recycling programs for NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Capsule and other types of coffee pods. There is also a range of capsules called Eco-Caffe made from bio-degradable material. The manufacturer reports the pods breakdown in 180 days in a commercial composter (the kind that councils use to compost food waste).

Schools across the Christchurch district are being hit up for used toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, floss containers and packaging which could wind up as arty benches in the local park. Already 13 local schools, two pre-schools and two Scout groups are collecting oral care product waste for free shipment to Sydney in the innovative TerraCycle initiative which has been running for two years.  

On Thursday L'Oréal Australia launched a program in partnership with TerraCycle which gives Australian consumers the option of recycling their beauty and personal care packaging by offering a free collection and recycling service.

Waste items most commonly known to be recyclable include glass bottles, aluminum cans, and plastics like water bottles or milk jugs. Many opportunities to capture and divert potentially valuable materials from the landfill are missed. Examples of these missed opportunities include industrial waste, like solvents, paints and adhesives, and electronic waste, such as computers, microwaves and washing machines.

Locals can now keep used oral care products from landfills while having a chance to win prizes and help raise funds for a local school, club or community group.