Coffee pod recycling with Podback: drop-off and tips

Podback recycles used plastic and aluminium coffee pods. How you use it depends on where you live: a shop drop-off, a council tip, or your council's kerbside collection.

• UK
• Free bags

Key facts

• Shop drop-off points need a Podback bag. White bags are for aluminium pods and green bags for plastic pods.
• Some council tips have Podback containers. You do not need a Podback bag there. Tip the pods in loose.
• Some councils collect pods with kerbside recycling. Podback sends six months of free bags where they do.
• Order free bags with a Podback account. Morrisons customer service desks and selected Costa Coffee cafés in Tesco also have them.
• Check your council's website for tip opening times and whether you need to book.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

Based on Podback's own pages.

How to use this service

1. Drain your pods.
2. Fill a Podback bag and seal it with both the grip seal and the sticky strip.
3. Find your nearest drop-off point on the Podback map.
4. Drop off the bag.

Accepted items

• Plastic coffee pods
• Aluminium coffee pods

Restrictions

• Shop drop-off points only take pods in a Podback bag.

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