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| ==Reverse Vending Ireland== | |||
| The Irish Reverse Vending Association (IRVA) was formed in 2006 by the suppliers of Envipco and CBSI RVM's . The Irish Reverse Vending Association is a not for profit organisation aimed at provising both free and heavily subsidised units to both Charitible and Educational institutes . | |||
| Our Goal is to make recycling more available to the consumer and at the same time through compaction reduce transport , Litter and Co2 . | |||
| Current members : | |||
| ELLICRO Environment Care Ltd (Suppliers of Envipco RVM's ) www.ellicro.ie www.envipco.com | |||
| Reverse Vending Europe ltd (Suppliers of CBSI RVM's ) | |||
| www.reversevending.eu www.canandbottle.com . | |||
| For more informaton please email us : info@irva.ie | |||
| == Malta History == | == Malta History == | ||
Revision as of 21:34, 30 October 2006
A reverse vending machine is a device that accepts used (empty) beverage containers and returns money to the user (the reverse of the typical vending cycle). The machines are popular in places that have mandatory recycling laws.
In some places, bottlers paid funds into a centralized pool to be dispersed to people who recycled the containers. Any excess funds were to be used for general environmental cleanup.
In other places, such as Norway, the state mandated that a vendor pay for recycled bottles, but left the system in the hands of private industry.
The dominant vendor of reverse vending machines in Europe (with 90% market share) is Tomra of Norway
Patents on RVM technology
Several patents were awarded to Bruce DeWoolfson in the 1980's covering the technology behind the reverse vending machine. Those patents were assigned to a company, Environmental Products Corporation, that still manufactures and supports the machines.
UK History
Scotland History
Reverse Vending Comes to Scotland
Reverse Vending Ireland
The Irish Reverse Vending Association (IRVA) was formed in 2006 by the suppliers of Envipco and CBSI RVM's . The Irish Reverse Vending Association is a not for profit organisation aimed at provising both free and heavily subsidised units to both Charitible and Educational institutes .
Our Goal is to make recycling more available to the consumer and at the same time through compaction reduce transport , Litter and Co2 .
Current members : ELLICRO Environment Care Ltd (Suppliers of Envipco RVM's ) www.ellicro.ie www.envipco.com
Reverse Vending Europe ltd (Suppliers of CBSI RVM's ) www.reversevending.eu www.canandbottle.com .
For more informaton please email us : info@irva.ie