Coffee capsules are now ubiquitous: By 2025, the global market for the product is expected to grow to more than $29 billion. These mostly plastic pods are currently popular in Europe and North America ...

Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Consumers have been waking up and smelling the coffee during the recession – and realising that it can ...

The German city of Hamburg has banned coffee pods from state-run buildings as part of an environmental drive to reduce waste. Should others follow suit, asks Chris Stokel-Walker. First there was the ...

If you're looking for a way to reduce the waste from your daily coffee routine, it could be worth swapping over to reusable or compostable pods – or simply recycling your used aluminium pods. Here we ...