An apparatus for treating spent cartridges and/or capsules, for example of coffee or some other infusion, in order to separate the organic material from the rest of the pack, comprising, in combination: - a light supporting structure, which can be assembled with extreme ease, is preferably transparent, and is provided with a compartment for receiving and treating the capsules of coffee or some other infusion; - mechanical means provided in said purposely designed compartment for treating the cartridges and/or capsules, which are designed to break or tear the pack and consequently separate the organic contents from the various materials that constitute the packs, gathering the organic contents and the packs, respectively, in a first collection container and in a second collection container, distinct from one another, which can be emptied into the normal containers provided for differentiated refuse collection; - an inlet opening for entry of said spent cartridges and/or capsules into the treatment compartment, for example by dropping by gravity or via a motor-driven system; - means for conveying the organic material coming out of the treated cartridges and/or capsules into a purposely provided collection container; - a first container, designed to receive the dregs of coffee or other infusion that have been separated from the rest of the cartridge and/or capsule and that constitute the organic waste material, basically constituted by a bottom container designed to collect the organic residue and to support the entire load-bearing structure of the electrical household appliance; and - a second container, designed to receive the remains of the packs of the cartridges and/or capsules that have been separated from the organic materials and that constitute recyclable waste comprising paper, aluminium, plastic, etc., basically constituted by a top container for collecting and storing the packs of the treated cartridges and/or capsules; wherein: - said compartment for the treatment of the cartridges and/or capsules is basically constituted by a container located inside the bottom container and is provided with perforated walls, and housed therein is a bladed impeller set in rotation by means of a shaft; - a cylindrical or conical auger is provided with variable diameter and with multiple starts and/or variable pitch, which is fixed with respect to said shaft for conveying the cartridges and/or capsules that have been treated and are without organic material towards said top container; - a fixed conveyor is set on the upper part of the perforated container where the cartridges and/or capsules are treated; - a fixing ringnut is provided for keeping the various parts firmly constrained together; and - a preferably removable electric motor is provided, designed to be driven by the user to turn the shaft whenever at least one spent cartridge and/or capsule to be treated is introduced. - a light supporting structure, which can be assembled with extreme ease, is preferably transparent, and is provided with a compartment for receiving and treating the capsules of coffee or some other infusion; - mechanical means provided in said purposely designed compartment for treating the cartridges and/or capsules, which are designed to break or tear the pack and consequently separate the organic contents from the various materials that constitute the packs, gathering the organic contents and the packs, respectively, in a first collection container and in a second collection container, distinct from one another, which can be emptied into the normal containers provided for differentiated refuse collection; - an inlet opening for entry of said spent cartridges and/or capsules into the treatment compartment, for example by dropping by gravity or via a motor-driven system; - means for conveying the organic material coming out of the treated cartridges and/or capsules into a purposely provided collection container; - a first container, designed to receive the dregs of coffee or other infusion that have been separated from the rest of the cartridge and/or capsule and that constitute the organic waste material, basically constituted by a bottom container designed to collect the organic residue and to support the entire load-bearing structure of the electrical household appliance; and - a second container, designed to receive the remains of the packs of the cartridges and/or capsules that have been separated from the organic materials and that constitute recyclable waste comprising paper, aluminium, plastic, etc., basically constituted by a top container for collecting and storing the packs of the treated cartridges and/or capsules; - said compartment for the treatment of the cartridges and/or capsules is basically constituted by a container located inside the bottom container and is provided with perforated walls, and housed therein is a bladed impeller set in rotation by means of a shaft; - a cylindrical or conical auger is provided with variable diameter and with multiple starts and/or variable pitch, which is fixed with respect to said shaft for conveying the cartridges and/or capsules that have been treated and are without organic material towards said top container; - a fixed conveyor is set on the upper part of the perforated container where the cartridges and/or capsules are treated; - a fixing ringnut is provided for keeping the various parts firmly constrained together; and - a preferably removable electric motor is provided, designed to be driven by the user to turn the shaft whenever at least one spent cartridge and/or capsule to be treated is introduced.