"If you've recycled a Nespresso capsule recently, your spent coffee grounds could help Los Angeles recover from the devastating January 2025 wildfires. Nespresso is donating 100,000 pounds of compost, made in part from recycled coffee capsules, to City Plants LA, a nonprofit that plants and cares for trees across the city. The Swiss brand will deliver the compost in three batches, and recently sent off its first batch of about 30,000 pounds to the nonprofit."
"Nearly a year after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, the soil across Los Angeles county is still impacted. Wildfires contaminate soil with heavy metals, alter its nutrient contents, and increase the risk of erosion. Compost can help restore that soil, adding in nutrients and binding with contaminants. City Plants will use the compost from Nespresso to replant or save trees that survived the wildfires, as well as on new trees it's planting throughout L.A."
Nespresso is donating 100,000 pounds of compost, produced partly from recycled coffee capsule grounds, to City Plants LA for wildfire recovery and urban tree planting. The donation will arrive in three batches, with about 30,000 pounds already delivered. Wildfires contaminated Los Angeles soil with heavy metals, altered nutrient contents, and increased erosion risk. Compost adds nutrients and binds contaminants, aiding soil restoration. City Plants will use the compost to replant or preserve surviving trees and to support new plantings, and plans to distribute over 8,500 trees to residents. Nespresso's recycling program extracts coffee grounds for compost and melts aluminum into new objects.
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