Coffee pod recycling with Podback
Your coffee pod collection service is changing, but you can continue to book collections up until 4 September.
Book a collection to take place before 4 September
- confirm your address
- confirm how many bags you have
- chose a collection date and time
Leave your bag out on collection day and our team will collect it from outside your property.
Recycle your pods after 4 September
After the 4 September, used coffee pods can be recycled through the Royal Mail doorstep service if you use Nepresso pods, or at drop-off points at the recycling centres in Horsham and Billingshurst, and at participating supermarkets for any other type of pods.
How to Recycle Your Coffee Pods
Nespresso customers
If you are a Nespresso customer you can continue to have your pods collected from your doorstep, using the service provided in partnership with Royal Mail.
You will need to order your recycling bags and book your Royal Mail collection through the Nespresso website. How To Recycle Nespresso Coffee Pods | Nespresso UK
At a Recycling Centre
Collect your used pods at home in any bag or container and recycle at a recycling centre.
- If you use both aluminium and plastic pods, keep them separate.
- When you’re ready, take them to the centre and empty them loose into the correct Podback bin.
Drop-off in-store
- Use the Podback recycle checker to find your local drop-off point.
- Click on your chosen location for details of how to recycle, and follow the link to order your free recycling bags.
- Allow 7 to 10 working days for delivery
- More drop-off locations will be added to the Podback network in the coming months, so when you’re ready to recycle check the Podback website for up-to-date information.
FAQ’s
The service has been operating as part of a wider offering which included the collection of coffee pods which was funded by the nationwide coffee pod recycling organisation Podback. Podback had made the decision to end funding for the scheme as part of a national review and evaluation of its service. Following this and a review of suitable alternatives to recycle, Horsham District Council has agreed to stop its own collection service after 4 September.
A nationwide network of drop-off points has been set up at supermarkets and local authority recycling centres, meaning people can recycle pods as part of a normal trip to the shops or recycling centre, in the same way that items like batteries and plastic bags are collected for recycling.
You will be able to continue to recycle used pods at the recycling centres at Billingshurst and Horsham.
Alternatively, you can use one of Podback's drop-off points in local supermarkets.
If you buy your pods from Nespresso you can order bags direct from the website, and continue to recycle at the kerbside using their Royal Mail returns service.
Thank you for continuing to recycle and contributing to Horsham's recycling performance.
The service ends on 4 September. After this date you can still recycle at one of the Podback drop off points in local supermarkets and at the household waste recycling centres in Horsham and Billingshurst.
Podback bags for the drop-off service are available free by visiting at www.podback.org.
If you buy your pods from Nespresso you can order bags direct from the website, and continue to recycle at the kerbside using their Royal Mail returns service.
Use the Podback Recycle Checker to find your nearest local drop-off point. Click on your chosen location to find out how to recycle, and follow the link to 'get a bag'. Bags will be posted out by Podback and will arrive within 10 working days.
You do not need a Podback bag to recycle at the recycling centre.
Just save your pods in any bag or container. If you use both aluminium and plastic pods, please keep these separate. When you’re ready to recycle simply tip your pods loose into the relevant Podback container at the recycling centre.
Don't forget to check online for opening hours, and to book your visit to the recycling centre.
We advise residents to ask family, friends or neighbours to help with their recycling where possible.
No. Please only use the bags you are supplied with for supermarket drop-off. These bags have been designed to withstand the various stages of the logistics process, from drop-off to the reprocessor. So it is important that the correct bags are used.
You can recycle unused kerbside bags along with other soft plastics. There are recycling points at all local supermarkets. Left over bags could be used for buying loose fruit and vegetables, bin liners (e.g. in the bathroom) or even as dog waste bags.
No, the different types of pods must be kept separate so they can be sent to the correct reprocessing facility. There are two different bags, white for aluminium pods and green for plastic pods.
If you use both aluminium and plastic pods, you should request both types of bags when you sign up for the service on the Podback website
No, please do not place the packaging your pods came in inside the collection bags. Check how to recycle these items locally
These pods tend to hold more liquid.
NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto users will also be sent a drainage caddy. The caddies enable excess liquid to drain more easily and help users to store pods between collections. Full instructions are provided with the caddy.
Simply transfer the pods to the Podback kerbside recycling bag when they are ready for collection.
If your caddy breaks, please contact Podback directly and they will arrange to send you a replacement caddy.
The recycling bags supplied by Podback are made of recycled material and are fully recyclable. They are baled by the reprocessor and sent to a facility in East Yorkshire which specialises in recycling flexible plastics, such as food wrappers and films. The facility produces plastic pellets which are used in a wide range of manufacturing industries.
Please contact Podback and they will make sure your details are removed from the Podback register and let you know what to do with any spare bags or the drainage caddy.