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Vending Machines Give Recyclers Cash for Recycling Their Empties

By: Hanif Bhatti on September 24th, 2010

Reverse Vending Machines give users cash for their empties / image source: Gizmag

Recycling companies are coming up with innovative ways to pay the people for recycling their empties. In one such initiative, a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) — that takes in empty recyclable bottles and cans, and gives out cash in return — have been introduced at the Centro Hollywood shopping mall in Adelaide, Australia.

How Does It Work?

The empties recycling process starts with users placing their empties in the RVM’s feed unit. Each bottle or can is identified by an imaging camera and if accepted, it is then compacted and sorted into a built-in recycle bin. The material can go straight to a recycling depot from there. The RVM gives them the cash in the form of a receipt, which they can exchange for currency by scanning it into an adjacent cash machine.

[Via Gizmag]

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Recycle Printer Cartridges And Get Paid Up To £12 Each

You can recycle printer cartridges with GreenTech who have been running an inkjet and laser printer cartridge recycling scheme for the last 10 years  in the U.K.

GreenTech pay up to £12 for each empty printer cartridge and the GreenTech website tells you instantly what you will get paid plus they offer to pick-up from your U.K. address for free. They promise to send your cheque within 14 days of receving your cartridges. For full details of how to recycle printer cartridges with GreenTech visit http://www.gtrecycling.com/recycle

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