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Coffee bags

Coffee bag

Coffee pouches and bags

Single-serving coffee bags

Coffee bags

  • Put into your blue cart or take to a community recycling depot

Put empty and clean coffee bags and pouches:

  • Into your blue cart for recycling
  • Take to a community recycling depot

Special instructions

Shake leftover coffee beans and grounds into the compost.

Why can't this be composted?

Even if labelled as “biodegradable” or “compostable”, coffee bags will not break down properly at the composting facility. They may also contain synthetic and plastic materials that will contaminate the finished compost.

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