> How many places actually accept them though?

The company itself has a recycling program; you can mail them and some stores accept them.

> Also nestle is a terrible company for the environment and human rights.

Agreed, but so's pretty much everything else we buy.

The current status, IIRC, is that recycling in New York accepts Nespresso pods, and in the rest of the US, Nespresso offers free pre-paid shipping bags which you can fill with used pods and drop off at UPS, who will then return them to Nespresso for recycling. They also accept pods at their store locations.

Not sure what the deal is in other parts of the world, if Nespresso is sold there.

I use one of these https://www.dualit.com/products/ecopress-aluminium-capsule-r...

It separates the aluminium pod and the coffee grounds so you can recycle the former and compost the latter.