By one count, separate patents reference Favre's original design for "a capsule containing a substance for making up a drink using an apparatus". As recently as last year Lavazza, a coffee manufacturer, submitted its own patent for capsule technology. Sales are expected to treble by , at which point coffee capsule sales could overtake those of tea bags. Some people get bored drinking the same coffee day after day.
But according to Colbert, "sustainability concerns have probably had a dampening effect on growth" in the coffee capsule sector. Even John Sylvan, the inventor of the K-cup single-serving coffee pod, America's biggest selling capsule, last year foreswore his invention.
Others share his concern. There are other ways to make coffee that are better and have less impact on the environment. Leblanc is one of the people behind the Kill the K-cup campaign. With a local film studio, the campaign produced a spoof monster movie last year in which a giant made of plastic coffee pods runs roughshod over a city. In Leblanc's hometown of Halifax, he believes, , or more capsules have been kept away from landfill by convincing residents to take their coffee in a different manner.
Yet coffee makers claim they are working to increase recycling of their capsules. Phillips refer to their machine - the Senseo - as using coffee pods, but these resemble teabags and are biodegradable. Phillips and Bosch referred the BBC to the companies who produced their pods, who did not respond. Nespresso said Hamburg's decision allowed them "to highlight the growing recognition of the vital importance of being sustainable in everything we do". The company runs its own recycling programme, where it picks up used capsules for reuse.
In Germany, many recycled capsules end up being used to make components for the automotive industry. Nov 03, Testing Nespresso pods for Aluminum by: Scientist We tested nespresso coffee for aluminum in our research lab using a mass spectrometer.
It is very clear that there is trace levels of aluminum in nespresso coffee. We did not quantify the levels of aluminum, but there is definitely a clear peak in the spectrum for aluminum. After seeing that I decided not to drink it anymore. Lately I have bitter taste in mouth. I had high levels of Heavy metals Did my coffee pod.
I threw it all away. Never again. Jan 17, Very bitter and metallic taste by: Anonymous After a few weeks of using my new Nespresso machine with the classic small pods my coffee and my mouth tasted horribly bitter. There may be "food-grade shellac" on the pods themselves, however I suspect that the thin aluminum covering through which the coffee is extracted does not have such 'protection.
I do not want to be ingesting aluminum. After one day of not drinking Nespresso my mouth has lost the bitter taste and I am enjoying coffee made from my 'old' espresso machine. Sep 18, Allergic to aluminum by: Anonymous I had one of these. Caused my mouth to swell after I had a cop of coffee. Sent it back. Dr said it was the aluminum in the pods. Jul 28, heart palpitations by: Anonymous I have been suffering from heart palpitations for the last 6 months which is the same amount of time I have been drinking 2 Nespresso pods a day.
I gave these up 4 days ago and now the palpitations have gone away!!! I have a perfectly normal heart and run 50km a week. But at one stage there I thought I was going to have a heart attack.
Feb 20, Does nespresso impact heart rate? Jan 09, Aluminum is bad for health by: Anonymous There are many publications in scientific journal starting that aluminum is bad for health. I encourage all of you to just read one of those. Dec 30, Aluminum fears by: AnonymMikeous Antiperspirants have aluminum. If drinking from aluminum is so bad, are we not drinking from aluminum soda and beer cans? How about plastic straws? Dec 18, Bad flavour of batch of nespresso Livanto by: Anonymous So dissappointed in the last batch of Livanto coffee capsules bought recently.
No coffee aroma, bad taste, lackng in real coffee flavour. Anyon else find them not worth the money? Nov 15, Lab testing of coffee extracted from aluminum pods by: Dar Back in February someone posted that they sent coffee drawn from Nespresso pods to a lab to be tested for aluminum, but I never saw a post with the results Jun 17, Nespresso Headache?
I was very excited and made my first cup on my lunch break yesterday. Headed back to work and noticed a slight headache after a few sips of coffee. I figured I needed more coffee so I chugged a bit of my nespresso. By the time I got to work, I had a full-blown severe migraine type headache.
At first I thought it was coincidence but on a lark googled "headache from nespresso coffee" and came across this thread, as well as several similar ones. I still have a moderate headache today and am afraid to try another cup. Did anyone in this thread ever figure out if there was truly a problem with nespresso coffee? I am thinking of purchasing the re-usable pods available on amazon but also thinking I may just send the machine back.
I would love to know if it is the pods, the coffee, or the machine that may be causing people to have headaches. I drink coffee daily and have never had a headache that coincided with my coffee intake quite the opposite, as a matter of fact. May 01, Headaches from Nespresso by: Kim C. Each time I drink the coffee from nespresso I get headaches. Not a usual headache that goes away with a couple pain relievers but a serious headache like a migraine. Not sure what is in the nespresso coffee pods or if it has to do with the aluminum pods.
I have had to discontinue using my Nespresso machine and I am back to regular espresso and coffee without the headaches.
Apr 02, accid problems with nespresso coffee by: Anonymous I had a Nespresso machine for over five years. I also had stomach problems after drinking the coffee, but I love the coffee! I also thought it was the coffee, but when I started brewing my own coffee the problem stopped! Later I started using my Nespresso machine again and the problem was there again. I stopped drinking my Nespresso later in the afternoon, but every night I had to take antacids to calm down my stomach.
Now back to my own filter brew and no problems , so it looks as if I better give up my Nespresso and use my Melitta filter and a regular coffee. Apr 01, Is it coffee or is it chemicals by: Adam Anonymous I just ordered another batch of Virtuoline capsules; they make you buy 50 dollars worth at a time which doesn't make me happy, but that's another story.
What I'm really wondering about is, is it really coffee in those pods? It could be anything in there--Intenso isn't a type of coffee as far as I know, and I'm inclined to wonder I'd have to guess that some of it is coffee, and the rest not-coffee.
I'd really like to know, however. Mar 18, Aluminium by: Anonymous Aluminium is definitely a health hazard. Your body has difficulty in eliminating it and it causes your body to block absorption of magnesium and silica. It may not show up high in a blood test test but over time it will show up on an Oligoscan which shows stored levels in the tissues.
You will most likely get more aluminium from tap water than a coffee pod. I suggest you only use fiiltered water to consume at all times. Feb 27, Health Issue by: Anonymous I am a big coffee drinker. I purchased a Nespresso machine a few years ago and than started allergies problems. Just as dust allergies but worst. I think I will ditch the Nespresso machine and go back to a tradtional brass boiler, manual machine. Feb 22, Aluminum may be leaching by: Anonymous We've been using Nespresso for 8 years and I've noticed some issues only recently with it which has me sending the pods and a sample to the lab to find out if its leaching aluminum into the coffee.
I am not even testing against plastics leaching just heavy metals for now. If it comes up positive I am definitely not going to be happy and will make stink. I found out from numerous labs that test food products for heavy metals and aluminum is NOT one that is required to be tested against so how are we so sure that Nespresso is being ethical in this process?
Oct 25, aluminium? We were trying to figure out where it came from, and i'm thinking my coffee pods. Other than that, I eat all organic. I will investigate further. May 20, Sick stomach by: kathy Isn't anyone curious what the food grade shellac is made of? Every time I've tried to drink it I get sick to my stomach. I have now discovered that at least 4 of my friends have the same problem bro other coffee does this to me.
Mar 12, Aluminum toxicity by: Unanimously Anonymous If you are concerned with aluminum induced alzheimers, there are a few really healthy foods which you probly should be eating, if not just for their heavy metal chelating 'detoxing' abilities. Corrinder seems to be able to bind and remove aluminum. Tumeric,fulvic acid, NAC can all remove heavy metals, including mercuary lead, and the semi metal asernic, i havnt seen any studies about the last 3 regarding aluminum, but im sure they could chelate Al!
Jan 15, i started getting headaches also by: Anonymous To combat this, former senior editor Nathan Edwards suggests letting the pods dry out first; former Wirecutter staff writer Sabrina Imbler recommends keeping the bag in the freezer.
In , Keurig converted all of its K-Cup pods from 7 plastic, which is nearly impossible to recycle , to recyclable 5 plastic. For those who use Keurigs in an office setting, the company offers its K-Cycle mail-back program. Fill a bin with used pods, mail it with a prepaid shipping label, and Keurig recycles the plastic pods and aluminum lids.
They can be faulty.
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