Yummy coffee in compostable coffee pods by Moving Beans for Nespresso machines

Compostable coffee pods for Nespresso pods and general coffee pods are explained in this article.

Coffee capsules are very convenient and go well with the quick pace of our modern times. They're quick, easy to use, and consistently make a delicious cup of coffee. However, the environmental impact is a disaster!

Despite efforts to encourage recycling, hundreds of millions of plastic and aluminium pods are being thrown away every year globally, mainly Nespresso pods. Over 300,000,000 aluminium and plastic coffee capsules are used in the UK alone each year. Most of them (up to 95%) go straight to landfill without a second thought, even with the recycling programs that are put in place.

Even when recycling does happen, it is at best a very difficult process (and sometimes it's completely impossible!) The plastic and aluminium capsules are made of several layers of specialized materials. This is necessary since the brewing process needs the pods to be strong enough to withstand immense pressure and heat.

If not recycled, aluminium and plastic capsules can take around 500 years to break down.

But Moving Beans is coming to the rescue! Their fully compostable coffee pods and eco-friendly coffee capsules take as little as 5 months to fully break down - the same amount of time as it takes for an orange peel to decompose!

This was a difficult engineering problem to solve, mainly because the coffee capsules need to be made to withstand the heat and pressure from the machine, but also because it's difficult to create a compostable plastic that can create a full seal and keep the coffee fresh. But after months of planning, designing and testing, they've done it.

What's more is that they’re completely safe to throw out into your domestic food waste bins.

And they haven't forgotten the other vital component: great coffee. While the clever scientists on their team went to work on making compostable coffee pods, their coffee connoisseurs went on a mission to source some of the world's best coffees. The result is the earth’s finest coffees packed in fully-sustainable coffee capsules that always keep the coffee fresh - and you can get it from Moving Beans! Why don’t you try their delicious Classic Espresso Blend by visiting https://www.movingbeans.com/collections/all/products/house-espresso?

They are just helping the environment one cup of coffee at a time. You can too!