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Swiss-made 'coffee balls' to replace polluting capsules

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September 6th 2022
A view of coffee capsules, in a Coffee B coffee machine from the Migros brand Cafe Royal, on display at a Migros media conference, in Zurich, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)

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Swiss retailer Migros said Tuesday that it is launching a coffeemaking system designed to replace capsules that produce thousands of tons of waste worldwide each year.

The cooperative said its spherical capsules — described as “coffee balls” — are fully compostable, unlike the plastic and aluminum containers popularized by its rival Nestle under the brand Nespresso 36 years ago.

Migros said its coffee balls are encased in a thin, flavorless, seaweed−based cover that can be discarded with the spent coffee after use.

The company said the CoffeeB system, which also features a special coffeemaker, will be rolled out first in Switzerland and France this year, followed by Germany in 2023.

September 6th 2022

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Rob Vdkam | September 7th 2022, 05:32 am

Bout GD time. Now, will they price it so only the rich can afford it to maximise profits, or make it initiators in every household. The people should be doing this as basic public policy. We can't wait for consumers and greed to get us out of the mess it out us in.