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Bewley’s launches 100% compostable coffee capsules

Mon Feb 26 2018

Bewleys Compostable Coffee Capsules

Hats off to Bewley’s as they become the first Irish company to launch a range of 100% compostable coffee capsules. 

While the coffee market in general is growing at 1.6% year-on-year, capsule sales are growing at almost 15% year-on-year. Thousands of Irish coffee drinkers start their day by using a capsule of ground coffee. However as convenient as these capsules are, they come with a cost to the environment due to their un-recyclable packaging. 

Bewley’s has set out to be the first Irish company to tackle this growing environmental problem by creating a brand new range of 100% compostable capsules that you can drop into your organic recycling brown bin. Most other coffee capsules on the market are made from a combination of plastic and aluminium and are not biodegradable.

Made from renewable raw materials, the new capsules break down in just 12 weeks into CO2, water and compost. As well as reducing the amount of packaging from the previous Bewley’s capsule range, there is less energy used and fewer greenhouse gases emitted during production of the new capsules.

 Bewley’s has guaranteed that there will be no compromise on the quality of the coffee with the new plant-based capsules as they are oxygen tight to ensure the same fresh, quality Bewley’s coffee that customers know and love.

 The new range includes two new café blends and two new single origins and all the capsules are compatible with Nespresso machines.  The whole range is Fairtrade certified and the capsules are launching just in time for Fairtrade Fortnight (28th Feb- 11th March) so your morning coffee can now be environmentally friendly as well as Fairtrade certified.

The capsules cost from €3.59 and are available in select stores nationwide, in Bewley’s Grafton Street and online at bewleys.com

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