The sustainable
capsules
Blue Circle makes sustainable and energy-efficient packaging solutions widely available. The key to this is innovation and fresh thinking. Sophisticated, plant-based plastics that biodegrade offer promising prospects. Blue Circle combines these with its many years of packaging expertise to create a sustainable alternative to regular coffee capsules.
ALPLA uses injection moulding to produce high-quality coffee capsules for Nespresso® coffee machines built from 2015 on. The capsules boast technical and flavour-conserving properties. But above all, they stand out because they are home- or industry-compostable.
(Nespresso is a registered trademark of Nestlé S.A. There is no affiliation to Blue Circle Packaging)
Answers to
frequently asked questions
How long does it take for the coffee capsules to biodegrade?
Home-compostable plastic decomposes in garden compost through the activity of bacteria or other living organisms in water, CO2 and biomass. These specially certified materials decompose within a set period of time and leave no visible or toxic residues in the garden compost. The biodegrading process in home compost takes a maximum of twelve months.
How should the capsules ideally be disposed of?
Our capsules consist primarily of natural resources and have been awarded ‘OK compost HOME’ and ‘OK compost INDUSTRIAL’ certification by TÜV Austria. You should ideally dispose of your capsules in your garden compost. To dispose of them in the organic waste bin (industrial composting), please contact your local waste management company and enquire about waste disposal in accordance with the EN 13432 standard.
Which coffee machines are the capsules compatible with?
The Blue Circle coffee capsule is a single-portion capsule with a corresponding lid foil which has been specially developed for Nespresso® capsule coffee machines built from 2015 on.
The capsule together with the lid foil is home-compostable and does not contain any aluminium, PLA or PP.
(Nespresso is a registered trademark of Nestlé S.A. There is no affiliation to Blue Circle Packaging)