The Ueshima Coffee Company Recycling Programme
Recycle your Ueshima Coffee Company aluminium capsules, coffee pouches and sachets through this programme.
- Participating locations
- 112
- Available locations
- 188
How to Participate
You can recycle your Ueshima Coffee Company aluminium capsules, coffee pouches and sachets in 3 different ways:
- By dropping them off at a public drop-off location
- By setting up a public drop-off location
- By collecting them at home
Drop-off locations
Click on the map for drop-off locations
How it works
There are 3 different ways to participate in this programme:
1) Drop off your Ueshima Coffee Company aluminium capsules, coffee pouches and sachets at your nearest public drop-off location
Find your nearest public drop-off location on the interactive map above and drop off your Ueshima Coffee Company aluminium capsules, coffee pouches and sachets.
2) Set up a public drop-off location
If there are no public drop-off locations within a 5 mile radius, 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), keeping in mind you can only have one public drop-off location per account per programme.
- Join the programme by clicking on "join programme for free" at the top of this page
- 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.
3) Collect at home
If there are no public drop-off locations near you and you are not able to set one up yourself, you can become a private collector. Simply follow the steps below:
- Create a TerraCycle® account
- Join the programme by clicking on "join programme for free" at the top of this page
Have a question? Visit the TerraCycle Help Centre for more information and answers to our frequently asked questions.
What you can recycle in this programme
Please check out our Accepted Waste Poster below for more details.
What happens to this waste
Once collected, the Ueshima Coffee Company aluminium capsules are separated from the coffee pouches and sachets. The coffee pouches and sachets are shredded and melted into plastic pellets that can be remolded into new products. The coffee grounds are removed from the aluminium capsule and sent for composting. Lastly, the aluminium is sent for smelting to produce ingot aluminium sheets that can be used to produce new products like bicycle frames.
Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Rewards
This programme offers 100 TerraCycle points for each kilogram of Ueshima Coffee Company aluminium capsules, coffee pouches and sachets sent. However, the points will only be awarded if the parcel reaches the minimum weight of 200 grams.
For example:
100 grams = 0 TerraCycle points
200 grams = 20 TerraCycle points
2 kilograms = 200 TerraCycle points
Please note that TerraCycle points are credited to the accounts of public drop-off location administrators and private collectors as a reward for their collection efforts. The number of points given is determined by the weight of the parcel. 1 TerraCycle point is worth 1 penny.
Once credited, the points can be redeemed as financial donations to the charity or school chosen by the owner of the points. The points must be redeemed on the TerraCycle website.
Promotions and contests
The Race to Recycle
Timeline:
From Wednesday 3rd November to Friday 31st December.
Prize:
500 bonus TerraCycle points, plus a zero waste cooking class in the sweepstake.
How to win:
Join as many participating programmes as you like and send us your parcels of product packaging!
Resources
A Word From Ueshima Coffee Company
As Japan’s No.1 Coffee, Ueshima Coffee Company has a range of unique, sustainable and premium coffees that represent an authentic taste of Japan. We’re committed to reducing our environmental footprint. Our range is designed to help minimise waste and make our packaging easier to recycle. Our partnership with TerraCycle® allows our customers to recycle our aluminium capsules, coffee pouches and coffee bag sachets.
To find out more about Ueshima Coffee Company, please click here.
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