How to recycle pods at your Local Authority Recycling Centre

Jun 9, 2022

Coffee, tea and hot chocolate pods can be recycled with Podback at local authority recycling centres (also known as Household Waste Recycling Centres or HWRCs) in the following areas:

Please check with your local authority before making a journey to the Recycling Centre, as you may need to book a slot.

Local Authority 
Birmingham City Council Book a household recycling centre appointment | Birmingham City Council
Bracknell Forest Council re3 Recycling Centres (fccenvironment.co.uk)
Cambridgeshire County Council Household Recycling Centre Locations and Opening Hours | Cambridgeshire County Council
Cheltenham Borough Council Cheltenham's household recycling centre at Swindon Road | Recycling centres and bring banks | Cheltenham Borough Council
City of Wolverhampton Council Rubbish tips | City Of Wolverhampton Council
Durham County Council Horden, Potterhouse, Tudhoe and Stainton Grove HWRCs Recycling centres (tips) - Durham County Council 
Gloucestershire County Council HRC map | Gloucestershire Recycles
Luton Borough Council Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) – Tidy Tips (luton.gov.uk)
North Yorkshire County Council Coffee pods | North Yorkshire Council
Reading Borough Council re3 Recycling Centres (fccenvironment.co.uk)
Suffolk County Council Recycling centres - Suffolk Recycling
Warwickshire County Council
West Berkshire District Council Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) - West Berkshire Council
Wigan MBC Waste and recycling centres (wigan.gov.uk)
Wokingham Borough Council re3 Recycling Centres (fccenvironment.co.uk)
City of York Council Household waste – City of York Council

  • Simply collect and store your pods at home until you’re ready to take them to the Recycling Centre. 
  • You don't need any special bags or containers to save your pods, but please keep aluminium and plastic pods separate.  
  • At the Recycling Centre,  the Podback recycling containers will be clearly signed. Just empty your pods, loose, into the relevant plastic or aluminium container. 
  • Please only put pods into the containers, we can’t accept empty bags or product packaging. 

If your Council is not currently on the list, please use our postcode checker to find out how to recycle with Podback in your area. 

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