Using the unique rePodder™ method produces clean aluminium in small discs. When they are collected inside an aluminium can, dropping the can into your kerbside bin utilizes your existing recycling infrastructure. Modern material recycling facilities (MRFs) use automated technology to sort and bail all aluminium together, for quick & easy shipping directly to the smelter.
Recycling Nespresso & compatible coffee pods via your kerbside recycling bin reduces the amount of fossil fuel currently required in the traditional "collect & return" method. When adding the coffee grounds to your compost, there is a further footprint saving as they do not produce the greenhouse gas, methane. That is a big WIN for the environment.
You no longer need to use a knife to open coffee capsules. With a quick twist of the wrist, you get safe access to the used coffee grounds. Use on your garden or compost, for added nutrients. There are many other ways to utilize these coffee grounds too!
Current "collect & return" programs require you to stockpile a large amount of wet, used capsules that end up attracting pests as they sweat and go mouldy. Processing these capsules each week will eliminate the smell and avoids growing harmful mould in your home.
Using rePodder™ and the unique method means you won't need a thick plastic bag or box to stockpile your coffee pods. You also will NEVER need to send them back to the producer, ever. That's a further saving by eliminating excessive packaging from the end-of-life of your coffee capsules.
When aluminium enters the circular economy, producing aluminium uses only 5% of the energy that is required to produce aluminium from the mined raw material. Creating new aluminium from raw material emits a huge amount of carbon dioxide – recycling aluminium helps reduce this greenhouse gas contributor.
With an estimated 77 billion coffee capsules produced in 2022, we need a recycling solution without the additional carbon footprint associated with current methods.
Problem: When recycling via your kerbside bin, items smaller than a tennis ball fall through filters during sorting and end up in landfill.
Solution: Collect small (& clean) aluminium pieces inside an aluminium beverage can.
The unique rePodder™ tool & method makes it safe & easy for you open, empty & crush the coffee capsules. You then fold them & collect inside any standard beverage aluminium can. This allows for convenient recycling via your home kerbside recycle bins.
You read it right – the method utilizes the existing recycling infrastructure!!
Quick twist to open safely
Scoop out coffee grounds
Rinse in water for extra purity
Crush and fold along score marks
Insert into can
Recycle via your kerbside bin
"rePodder! Love it! What an ingenious invention!! I wait until I have quite a few pods and then get them all done in a wink. I compost the coffee and recycle the rest. Simple."
"This is a pretty clever accessory for any pod coffee machine for anyone who wants to do their little bit for our planet. Love my rePodder. Thanks Mandy for your smart invention."
"Received my rePodder today and it is just great. The blade effortlessly cuts the foil lid without being a possible danger to fingers. The spatula is also perfectly shaped to quickly get the most coffee out of the pod, whether the grounds are still damp, or dry after sitting around. The crushing action is also simple and easy. I am putting my crushed pods into empty disposable foil pie and quiche trays, then fold the edges over. I'm very happy with my purchase. Thank you so much for inventing and bringing this to market."
"Our rePodders just arrived in Blighty and I cannot stop smiling, having just recycled 4 Nespresso pods with ease! Here's to thousands more! Great little tool."
"What a great idea! An all in one environmentally friendly device for recycling coffee pods."