Podback service, bag orders, collections and other common questions
Coffee pods and capsules are usually made of plastic or aluminium, and used pods contain food waste. They are too small to be recycled along with your dry recycling collections.
Please do not put any coffee pods or capsules in your brown food waste bin or dry recycling bin.
Central Bedfordshire Council is working with Podback, the pod recycling service. Used pods can be recycled at household waste recycling centres. There are also drop-off points in local supermarkets.
Household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs)
At the recycling centre (HWRC), save your pods in any bag or container. If you use both plastic and aluminium pods, please keep these separate. You can tip your pods loose into the relevant Podback container.
Drop-off in store
- use the Podback recycle checker to find your local drop-off point
- click on your chosen location for details of how to recycle and follow the link to order your free recycling bags
- allow 7 to 10 working days for delivery
If your pods cannot be recycled through the Podback scheme, some can be recycled through TerraCycle’s recycling scheme. TerraCycle is an external company, not affiliated with us, that collects items from dedicated recycling points. To find your nearest collection point, please visit the TerraCycle website.