Da er det like før den internasjonale lanseringen folkens! Først ut er Tyskland og USA. Tror ikke noen trenger å lure på om dette blir en suksess... En fryd å lese det Tomras pantesjef Harald Henriksen her forteller til EUROPEAN PLASTIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURER. R1 som panter 100 flasker og bokser i et eneste jafs "has success written all over it"!



16 January 2020 11:03

TOMRA recognises the need for speed in new reverse vending machines

by Rob Coker


Reverse vending leader TOMRA has unveiled the TOMRA R1 machine which enables recyclers to pour more than 100 empty beverage containers into the machine in one go.

TOMRA recognises the need for speed in new reverse vending machines

Harald Henriksen, Head of TOMRA Collection Solutions, said: "With alarming growth worldwide in plastic pollution and greater awareness of the problem, we wanted to make the recycling experience as convenient and enjoyable as possible. If more people are motivated to return their drink containers for recycling, more can be turned into new bottles again and again in a closed loop, reducing reliance on raw materials for producing new containers. The multi-feed concept transforms the recycling experience."

Recycling with TOMRA R1 is up to five times faster than at a single-feed machine. The solution reduces queuing and wait times and provides a mess-free experience.

TOMRA R1 is currently available in Norway and Sweden, rolling out to the US and Germany during the following months.

Fredrik Hallenstvedt, Store Manager at Meny Borreveien in Norway, said: "The machine is totally fantastic – customers love it and we definitely have customers coming to the store because of it. Since installing the machine we have experienced over 200 per cent growth in the volume of containers compared to the year before."

TOMRA R1 has been in intense research and development since 2015, with several prototypes tested in stores, which are often the location for recycling return points. The technology required a different technical approach for consumer use rather than a trained operator, and for fitting compactly into a retail setting.

TOMRA R1 also needed to handle a more rapid pace of returns than possible with previous reverse vending machines, so is equipped with air sorters rather than mechanical sorting. The new solution is equipped with the world’s first instant container recognition system, TOMRA Flow Technology, and connects to TOMRA's IoT platform.

Test stores showed an up to 60% increase in the number of consumer recycling sessions compared to the year before, and up to 218% more containers returned.

Henriksen concluded: "During our tests, people drove past other stores in order to use TOMRA R1, arrived with trailers full of containers, and even turned up with only a small number of containers, just because they preferred to use TOMRA R1."

TOMRA R1 is also suitable for workplaces, charities and community groups collecting deposit containers for fundraising.

https://www.eppm.com/machinery/tomra-recognises-need-for-speed-new-reverse-vending-machine/