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| In other places, such as ], the state mandated that a vendor pay for recycled bottles, but left the system in the hands of private industry. | In other places, such as ], 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 ] of ] | ||
| ==Patents== | |||
| ⚫ | 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. | ||
| ==Patents on RVM technology== | |||
| ==UK 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. | ||
| ==Other companies== | |||
| ⚫ | The dominant vendor of reverse vending machines in Europe is ] of ] | ||
| Reverse Vending Corporation is a British company that specialises in reverse vending machine systems, installation, material recovery and recycling. | Reverse Vending Corporation is a British company that specialises in reverse vending machine systems, installation, material recovery and recycling. | ||
| We are the Leaders in Reverse Vending Machines and Systems | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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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 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 manufactured and supported the machines.
Other companies
Reverse Vending Corporation is a British company that specialises in reverse vending machine systems, installation, material recovery and recycling.