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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 were popular in states that enacted mandatory recycling laws where bottlers paid funds into a centralized pool to be disbursed to people who recycled the containers. Any exess funds were to be used for general environmental cleanup.
History
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 manufactured and supported the machines.
External links
Reverse Vending Systems , A UK distributor and operator of automated machines that utilise advanced technology to identify, sort, collect and process used beverage containers.
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