Edeka launches garden-compostable zero-waste coffee capsules
by Thomas Reiner
Small spheres of pressed roasted coffee surrounded by a plant-based protective layer: This is what the innovative, garden-compostable coffee capsule looks like, which the Edeka Group, as one of the leading food retailers in Germany, will have in its range from now on. As a biocompostable solution, the “coffee with coating” follows the right paradigm and offers an answer to the disposal and recycling problem of conventional coffee capsules. But even if the narrative and visuals are right – questions remain.