It is estimated that more than 60 billion coffee capsules will go to landfill around the world this year.
Its research suggests 86% of people surveyed have no idea that plastic and aluminium capsules cause damage to the planet - with 45% confessing they just throw them in the bin.
Over 50% say they have no idea of the difference between recyclable, compostable and biodegradable - and blame coffee manufacturers for confusing them.
It also shows that 27% of consumers are not fully aware that most compostable coffee capsules are industrial, and not compostable at home.
While 22% do not know aluminium and plastic coffee capsules that go to landfill take up to 500 years to degrade.
Globally, 60 billion coffee capsules will be produced in 2020 - 128,252 per minute worldwide.
Over 95% are still plastic and aluminium - that is 60.05 billion capsules this year alone going to landfill.
