Recycling points for coffee pods opened in city
New coffee pod recycling sites have been opened at three city reuse hubs.
Bristol Waste has set up Podback points at recycling centres in St Philip's, Hartcliffe Way and Avonmouth.
Residents will be able to use any bag or container to keep their aluminium and plastic pods separate and can purchase a special container to put them in.
Bristol City Council said the scheme adds to the city's reputation of "doing what's right for the planet".
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"This is yet another product that people here can recycle, helping the planet and the city," the council spokesman said.
"Bristol has a reputation of doing what's right for the planet.
"We've held the top spot for recycling rates amongst English core cities for eight years in a row."
The pods will be shredded and the coffee grounds turned into renewable energy and soil improver.
The plastic pods will then be recycled in East Yorkshire and the aluminium pods will be recycled in Cheshire.
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Podback, the company behind the project, said the scheme creates a solution to waste.
Sarah Burns, sustainability and engagement manager for Bristol Waste, said it will help to get "as much as possible out of the city's black general waste wheelie bins".
"We want recycling to be the norm," she said.
"Anything people can't reduce or reuse, we want it to be as easy and possible for them to recycle."
Podback has said the introduction of "drop-off containers" at the recycling centres will offer a "more accessible solution for a wider range of residents".
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Company executive director Rick Hindley said he hopes the project "inspires" other cities to "make improvements to their recycling infrastructure".
"Bristol is a city committed to sustainability, and this collaboration will empower residents to easily recycle their drinks pods, saving them from going to waste and ensuring valuable materials can be recycled and given a new life."
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