The city of Hamburg in Germany has banned coffee pods from state buildings as part of an environmental drive to reduce waste. As part of a guide to green procurement, the city has introduced a ban on buying \u2018certain polluting products or product components\u2019 with council money. The ban includes specific terms for \u2018equipment for hot drinks in which portion packaging is used\u2019 \u2013 singling out \u2018Kaffeekapselmaschine,\u2019 or coffee capsule machines.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese portion packs cause unnecessary resource consumption and waste generation, and often contain polluting aluminium,\u201d said a report. Jan Dube, spokesman for the Hamburg Department of the Environment and Energy, said: \u201cThe capsules can\u2019t be recycled easily because they are often made of a mixture of plastic and aluminium. It\u2019s 6g of coffee in 3g of packaging,\u201d he said. \u201cWe thought that these shouldn\u2019t be bought with taxpayers\u2019 money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jens Kerstan, Hamburg\u2019s senator for the environment, told the BBC that the move \u2013 which is part of a larger environmental drive \u2013 sends out an important signal. \u201cWith a purchasing power of several hundred millions of euros per annum, the city can help ensure that environmentally harmful products are purchased less frequently,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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