1984 was a great year for Australia. It was the year of Back to the Future, Medicare was introduced, the One Dollar coin was introduced and the Nespresso Capsule system was developed.
The Nespresso system has increased in popularity over the last ten years, though their popularity is dwindling on Hamburg Germany, where the council has banned the use of the Nespresso Capsule system, along with some other individual serve pre-packaged products. With the total product weighing 8 grams, 3 of those grams are product packaging and 5 grams is the actual coffee product - that's a high packaging to product ratio, and especially concerning since the Nespresso capsules are not easily recyclable.
The Nespresso system has increased in popularity over the last ten years, though their popularity is dwindling on Hamburg Germany, where the council has banned the use of the Nespresso Capsule system, along with some other individual serve pre-packaged products. With the total product weighing 8 grams, 3 of those grams are product packaging and 5 grams is the actual coffee product - that's a high packaging to product ratio, and especially concerning since the Nespresso capsules are not easily recyclable.