1:41 min Sorting and collection
Acquisition

TOMRA further strengthens its position in AI with a 25 percent stake in waste analysis start-up PolyPerception

Leading collection and sorting solutions provider TOMRA further strengthens its position in the field of artificial intelligence by acquiring a 25 percent stake in PolyPerception, a pioneering start-up offering AI-based waste flow monitoring. TOMRA began a collaboration with ...
1:45 min Sorting and collection
Trial

Lidl GB launches independent bottle return scheme trial

Lidl becomes the first supermarket to pilot its own bottle return scheme across an ...
2:23 min Sorting and collection
Launch

Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme is now live

Minister Smyth welcomes the launch of the new scheme, which will reduce litter and boost Ireland’s recycling rates. The Deposit Return Scheme — a new, nationwide money-back scheme for plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans — is being rolled out from Thursday, 1 February. The ...
5:39 min Sorting and collection
DRS

TOMRA: Latvia's deposit return scheme achieves 80% return rate at two-year anniversary

Latvia’s deposit return system (DRS, also known as a deposit return scheme) for ...
1:38 min Sorting and collection
Launch

Ireland kicks off new deposit return scheme for drink container recycling on 1 February

Ireland will launch a new deposit return system (DRS) for drink container ...
2:26 min Sorting and collection
Vertical backroom system

TOMRA launches RollPac, its first reverse vending backroom for roller cages

Global reverse vending leader TOMRA Collection has unveiled TOMRA RollPac, ...
2:27 min Facts & Figures, Sorting and collection
Survey

UK: RECOUP - Plastic packaging use and recycling collection rates drop for the first time

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has launched its annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey, which estimates that year-on-year plastic packaging use and plastic packaging collection quantities have dropped for the first time.
1:22 min Sorting and collection
DRS

Ireland: SuperValu & Centra invest €28m in Reverse Vending Machines

Stores will collect over 320m containers annually under new Deposit Return Scheme ...
2:28 min Sorting and collection
Initiative

Coca-Cola India and Reliance Retail team up for 'Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana' PET collection and recycling initiative

Pilot initiative commenced in 36 Reliance Retail stores in Mumbai and Delhi ...
1:19 min Sorting and collection
Installation

Milestone 500 TOMRA R1 reverse vending machines installed

A milestone 500 TOMRA R1 reverse vending machines for drink container recycling ...