The Lavazza Eco Caps Composting Programme
Compost your Lavazza Eco Caps through this programme
- Participating locations
- 46
- Available locations
- 54
How to participate
You can recycle your Lavazza Eco Caps in 2 different ways:
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By dropping them off at a public drop-off location
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By setting up a public drop-off location
To learn more, please take a look at the "How It Works" section further down the page before clicking on the button below.
Drop-off locations
How it works
There are 2 different ways to participate in this programme:
1) Drop off your Lavazza Eco Caps at your nearest public drop-off location
Find your nearest public drop-off location on the interactive map above and drop off your Lavazza Eco Caps.
To learn more about public drop-off locations, please click here.
2) Set up a public drop-off location
If there are no public drop-off locations near you, you can set up your own. Simply follow the steps below:
- Create a TerraCycle® account
- Find a public place to host your collection (with the prior consent of the person in charge of the place)
- Fill out this form to finalise your request
To learn more about what public drop-off locations are and what it involves to set up one, please click here.
Once you are a member of the programme (by setting up a public drop-off location) and when you are ready to send a shipment, please follow these steps:
What you can recycle in this programme
Please check out our Accepted Waste Poster below for more details.
What happens to this waste
Once a sufficient amount of Eco Caps are collected, they are sent to an industrial composting facitility. At the facility, they are industrially composted and turned into a useful, nutrient rich soil which will then be used for farmland areas.
Rewards
TerraCycle® points are credited to the accounts of public drop-off location administrators as a reward for their collection efforts. The number of points given is determined by the total weight of the shipment. 1 TerraCycle® point is worth 1 penny.
Once credited, the points can be redeemed into financial donations to the charity or school chosen by the owner of the points. The points must be redeemed on the TerraCycle® website.
Here is the reward this programme offers:
For example:
1 kilogram of Lavazza Eco Caps = 0 TerraCycle® points
2 kilograms of Lavazza Eco Caps = 200 TerraCycle® points
3 kilograms of Lavazza Eco Caps = 300 TerraCycle® points
Please be aware, the weight of the cardboard box is not taken into account. TerraCycle® recommends public drop-off location administrators to send more than the minimum weight to ensure points are awarded.
Resources
Lavazza’s story like all stories, is made up of emotions, obstacles and pivotal changes and it all began when Luigi Lavazza opened the first Lavazza store in via San Tommaso, Turin in 1895. The history of Lavazza is that of a business which, for over 120 years, has pursued a company vision based on passion for quality and excellence of our products. We have always paid careful attention to the economic, human, environmental and cultural heritage of the countries in which we operate. These values have been ingrained in Lavazza’s DNA since its foundation and upheld by four generations of entrepreneurs. In line with our value system, Lavazza is proud to introduce a UK wide composting solution in partnership with TerraCycle to support consumers in composting their coffee capsules in the easiest way. To learn more about Lavazza, click here.
