Coffee Service

F Gavina recycles 2M+ coffee pods, capsules

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February 21, 2023

F. Gaviña & Sons Inc., the maker of Don Francisco's Coffee, Café La Llave and other coffees, has kept more than 2 million used coffee bags, single-serve coffee pods and espresso capsules out of landfills through a free recycling program, which was created in partnership with TerraCycle, a firm offering a subscription-based recycling program, according to a press release.

The Coffee Bag and Pod Free Recycling Program, launched in 2020, offers a way for consumers to set sustainable goals and recycle used coffee pods and capsules from two F. Gaviña & Sons brands, Don Francisco's Coffee and Café La Llave, including:

• Don Francisco's Coffee Family Reserve coffee bags.
• Don Francisco's Coffee Family Reserve single-serve coffee pods.
• Don Francisco's Coffee Family Reserve espresso capsules.
• Café La Llave espresso style single-serve coffee pods.
• Café La Llave espresso capsules.

Once collected, the packaging is cleaned, separated by material type, melted and remolded to make new recycled products while the residual coffee is sent to an industrial composting facility.

The program is open to any interested individual, school, office or community organization. For more information on TerraCycle's recycling program, visit www.terracycle.com.