Never actually knew this was a thing. Was getting a bit annoyed shelling out all my money on capsules, and I'm lucky enough to have some locally roasted coffee beans in my area, so figured I would pick one of these up to try in the Nespresso. Don't tell George though, he won't like it. Not. One. Bit.
Does it work? Who knows. I will give it a bash and report back. Although, for £1.58, you could just go and try it yourself? (flirt)
Home Kitchen Refillable Coffee Capsule Cup Reusable Refilling Filter For Nespresso Machine
Perfect Gift for Coffee Lovers.
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Wouldn't mind something similar for the old Tassimo.
ScarboroughKID
4 Jul 17#2
Shows £2.05 for me. Am I missing something?
EDIT: Nevermind, shows it now.
QueenEmily
4 Jul 171#3
I've had a similar thing for a Senseo machine. Used it a few times but was too much hassle after all.
mcek
4 Jul 17#4
Always better for the environment to use one of these if you must use a pod machine.
Capsule pods are as bad as Pringle boxes to recycle, ie you can't.
Jeff to mcek
4 Jul 172#15
Absolute nonsense. I've been taking my aluminium Nespresso pods back to their stores for recycling, and third-party plastic ones to Starbucks who will recycle the rest.
diktiomenos to mcek
4 Jul 17#21
The point of a pod machine is convenience. Doing this defeats the purpose, and frankly, if you plan on using regularly those reusable pods, then you're better off with a classic espresso machine.
Having said that, the official Nespresso pods not only are recyclable, but the company has a recycling scheme that salvages the aluminium, like others mentioned already. A classic coffee maker would still have a smaller environmental footprint (taking into account packaging, shipping, etc) overall, but at least the recycling option makes the Nespresso machines an acceptable choice IMO.
As far the compatible pods, they're less recyclable than the Nespresso ones. What I do myself, is open the used pods, throw the coffee into the household rubbish, rinse the plastic pods and put them into the recycling bin.
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Does it work? Who knows. I will give it a bash and report back. Although, for £1.58, you could just go and try it yourself? (flirt)
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Wouldn't mind something similar for the old Tassimo.
EDIT: Nevermind, shows it now.
Capsule pods are as bad as Pringle boxes to recycle, ie you can't.
Having said that, the official Nespresso pods not only are recyclable, but the company has a recycling scheme that salvages the aluminium, like others mentioned already. A classic coffee maker would still have a smaller environmental footprint (taking into account packaging, shipping, etc) overall, but at least the recycling option makes the Nespresso machines an acceptable choice IMO.
As far the compatible pods, they're less recyclable than the Nespresso ones. What I do myself, is open the used pods, throw the coffee into the household rubbish, rinse the plastic pods and put them into the recycling bin.
Lovely stuff.
https://www.hemashop.com/gb/shop/cooking-and-dining/coffee-and-tea/coffee-pods-capsules-beans-and-ground/coffee-capsule-maker-starter-kit-(60000480)?size=
https://www.hemashop.com/gb/shop/cooking-and-dining/coffee-and-tea/coffee-pods-capsules-beans-and-ground/coffee-capsule-maker-refill-set-(60000481)
They also do another 100 refillable capsules for a further £10. Each capsule can be used 100 times. So 10,000 uses for £10, works out at 0.001p per use.