Are you aware of the capsule coffee waste?
By youless
@youless (112091)
Guangzhou, China
June 21, 2021 9:36am CST
I think most of the time I am a person who cares about the environment
Last night before I bought the capsule coffee maker, I also searched the information how they deal with the capsule coffee. Although capsule coffee is small and made from aluminum, but it will be a big waste in a long term. Especially today the capsule coffee maker has become much more popular.
I am glad to find that Nespresso seems to have two capsule coffee maker stores in my city and I can take the capsules there. But I also found that in Taiwan the customers can send the capsules to Nespresso by freight collect. It will be much more convenient. I suggest Nespresso do more to encourage customers to do something good for the environment
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@JimBo452020 (42639)
• United Kingdom
21 Jun 21
Why not buy Ground Coffee
And reusable capsules.
Save money, help the environment.
Its a bit messy filling them up and washing them out,
But I think it is worth trying.
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@youless (112091)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Jun 21
I looked at the videos about that and it seems the coffee quality can't compare to the real capsule coffee. Besides, the capsule mould is expensive and filling it well is another problem. It may also waste some coffee when I do it. So the cost may not be lower.
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@youless (112091)
• Guangzhou, China
22 Jun 21
@JimBo452020 That is nice. The price I checked is at least nearly USD10 for one mould and that's quite expensive. You know one mould can't work very well
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@JimBo452020 (42639)
• United Kingdom
21 Jun 21
@youless
Capsule moulds here I got were 10 for £2.00.
So quite cheap.
But they are not as efficient as real capsules and are a real pain if you make a mess.try to fill them.
So you are right, cost might not be lower but hassle be higher.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8143)
• United States
22 Jun 21
I wish something else besides plastic could be found that breaks down naturally.
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@porwest (78726)
• United States
23 Jun 21
I find these things terrible for the fact that they are horrible for the environment. Here they are mostly made from plastic, but none of them are really recycled. Not only that but they are horribly expensive. I don't see any value at all in these things.
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@Butterfingers (66594)
• India
21 Jun 21
That's interesting and new for us thanks for letting us know
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
21 Jun 21
I am not aware of this , new to me, thanks for the information
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
21 Jun 21
We have an old drip coffee maker that Pretty used once in a great while. (My first wife made me stop drinking coffee because the smell of it brewing made her throw up. I tried drinking coffee a few times since but no longer like the taste.)
Pretty looked at a capsule coffee maker but doesn't drink enough coffee to make buying it worth while.
I hope you enjoy your new coffee maker.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
21 Jun 21
@youless It smells okay to me. I just don't like the taste anymore.
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@youless (112091)
• Guangzhou, China
21 Jun 21
It seems so but you have to hand in the capsules to the store by yourself. It is a little bit inconvenient. Besides, it seems there are not real benefits for customers to do so. This is why I think Nespresso shall do something to change that. Even if I will be glad to have a little piece of fridge magnet from Nespresso as a reward
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@misunderstood_zombie (8143)
• United States
22 Jun 21
My daughters boyfriend has a reusable capsule and sometimes he puts regular coffee in it. Hopefully more stores will start to collect them.
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