Monday, November 06, 2006

Mechanised Recycling system for Tesco

After a successful small-scale trial at six stores (which was funded by the Waste Resources Action Programme) Tesco announced on 2nd June 2006 that it will be rolling out automated recycling machines to 100 stores around the UK.

The technology used includes infrared spectroscopes and a real-time camera for materials recognition. The waste sorting system, known as a Tomra Recycling Centre, is supplied by a Norwegian company called Tomra. The machines are capable of automatically sorting through plastic, metal and glass at a rate of around 80 products per minute.

After the trials of the machines at six stores Tesco found that recycling levels increased by 50% within 2 months of their installation. The trial stores also found that the interactive machines appealed to children and encouraged them to take part in the recycling process.

Further details of the Tomra system can be found at: www.tomra.com


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Anonymous said...

Fantastic

We even have a Reverse Vendding Machine in our local Shopping Centre in Basildon ,Essex .Its fantastic ! easy to use, and i did not see a bottle or can anywhere,yet before this reverse evnding recycling machine was installed there were cans and bottles everywhere

http:www.reversevending.co.uk

Anne ,Basildon Essex

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