About Podback
Podback is the UK's first nationwide recycling initiative dedicated to coffee pod waste, launched in 2021 as a groundbreaking collaboration between industry leaders Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE Peet's). With coffee pod systems now accounting for nearly half of all domestic coffee machine sales in the UK, this cross-industry scheme addresses the growing environmental challenge of pod waste. The programme covers coffee pods from major brands including Nespresso, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Starbucks by Nespresso, Starbucks by Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Tassimo, and L'OR—essentially unifying recycling for the UK's most popular pod coffee systems under one collective scheme administered by Ecosurety. Podback offers multiple convenient recycling options. Consumers can use thousands of drop-off points in local stores across the UK, open seven days a week. Select areas including Cheltenham Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council offer kerbside collection, with used pods collected alongside regular household waste. Podback continues expanding its "handover at home" service allowing pod collection during grocery deliveries. The scheme provides separate recycling bags for plastic pods and aluminium pods, ensuring materials are properly sorted for optimal recycling. These bags are available at major supermarkets including Tesco, making responsible pod disposal accessible to coffee lovers nationwide. At Grocefully, compare prices on Podback recycling bags across UK supermarkets. Do your part for the environment whilst enjoying your favourite pod coffee with convenient, responsible recycling.