After paper or bottles, Prague will also start recycling aluminum coffee capsules
Praguers will also start disposing of used aluminum coffee capsules in containers with sorted waste. Information stickers will appear on the containers intended for disposing of metal waste, where it will be possible to dump the capsules.
The city will therefore allow the collection of capsules in its containers for sorted waste and subsequently invoice it to the manufacturer.
In connection with European legislation dealing with the so-called circular economy and its inclusion in the domestic situation, the Czech Parliament is now dealing with, new rules and recycling targets will be introduced for individual materials as well. One of the novelties will be the introduction of recycling targets for aluminum, which has not yet been measured separately and has been included in total among metals.
One of the sources of this metal are hermetically sealed aluminum capsules, which protect coffee against external factors.
Today, Prague councilors therefore approved a proposal to conclude a cooperation agreement between the capital and Nestlé. Nestlé is one of the largest manufacturers of aluminum capsules. “By concluding this agreement, citizens will also be able to dispose of used aluminum capsules, which will support their use in the circular economy,” said the municipality.
“Cooperation with private companies is essential to fulfilling our climate commitment. I believe that it is also an inspiration for other companies, “said Petr Hlubuček, Deputy Mayor for the Environment.
In the Czech Republic, it is possible to return the capsules to recycling boxes located in Nestlé coffee shops or to use the collection system through courier services upon delivery of a new capsule order. Finally, the capsules are weighed for crushing, when coffee is used as fertilizer and refined aluminum is returned to production after recycling in accordance with the principles of circular economy.
“By concluding a cooperation agreement, Prague does not incur any costs, it is a completely free form of cooperation,” the councilors added.
In addition to paper, glass, plastics and milk or juice boxes, Praguers can now sort cans. Last year, they sorted 421 tons of cans, which is about 159 tons more than in the previous year.