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TOMRA is a Norwegian multinational corporation manufacturing collection and sorting products, such as reverse vending machines for the food, recycling and mining industries. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] With over 82,000 ( RVMs ) installed, 10,000 food sorters and 6,000 recycling systems worldwide, TOMRA is the market leader in its industries.
A reverse vending machine (RVM) is a machine that allows a person to insert a used or empty glass bottle, plastic bottle, or aluminum can in exchange for a reward. After inserting the recyclable item, it is then compacted, sorted, and analyzed according to the number of ounces, materials, and brand using the universal product code on the bottle ...
Envipco offers reverse vending machines. Reverse vending machines collect customers' empty beverage containers. In certain cases, they issue a voucher redeemable for cash. In the United States, Envipco machines are most common in the 10 states that require bottle deposits. In states that do not have bottle deposits (as well as outside of the ...
Reverse vending machines are coming to Michigan this holiday season — instead of getting something, users will be able to give to those in need. ... Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines and the ...
A Tomra reverse vending machine in Hammerfest, Norway. Automated recycling of bottles has been in use since the 1970s. Aluminium and steel beverage cans had a 5,60 kr surtax in Norway up until the end of the 20th century. In 1999, a container deposit legislation was passed, which also abolished this regulation.
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Dec. 6—Two men are facing federal charges for allegedly selling cocaine, ecstasy, magic mushrooms and other drugs out of vending machines in a Honolulu after-hours club and in a fake health and ...
Petter Planke (born 7 March 1937) is a Norwegian businessperson, known for the foundation of Tomra. He was born in Oslo to Sverre Martens Planke and Vivien Brath, and is a brother of Tore Planke. He married Grete Rønneberg in 1958. [1] Planke co-founded the industry company Tomra in 1972, along with his brother.