South Australia Introduces Reverse Vending Technology from
Wincor Nixdorf to Support State-Wide Recycling Efforts
2010-06-24 08:00
Recycling machine launched at Centro Hollywood mall,
Adelaide
SINGAPORE, June 24 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --
Wincor Nixdorf, a global provider of innovative IT solutions to
retail banks and retailers, has officially launched Reverse Vending
Machines (RVM) in South Australia to support the state's goal to
promote recycling and reduce littering. RVM allows for the
identification, collecting, sorting and processing of used or empty
bottles and cans in a convenient standalone system.
Wincor Nixdorf's Revendo 7000 and 8000 RVMs
are now being used by the public at the Centro Hollywood shopping
mall, which is located north of Adelaide's central business
district in a fast growing residential area.
Consumers insert cans and PET bottles into
the feed unit of an RVM. The container is then identified by an
image camera, compacted and then sorted in an integrated container,
which allows the crushed material to go straight to recycling
depots. Consumers receive their cash deposit refunds, as part of
the South Australian state government's container deposit
legislation (CDL), by scanning a receipt issued by the RVM in an
adjacent cash machine.
The CDL scheme allows South Australians to
collect a 10-cent refund for each beverage container they recycle.
South Australia is currently the only state with a container
deposit scheme.
"CDL was introduced in 1977 in South
Australia but this is the first time that RVMs have been deployed
to allow automated recycling in conjunction with deposit refunds,"
said Andrew Phay, Vice President and Head of Retail for Wincor
Nixdorf in Asia Pacific.
Statewide Recycling, a collector of 10-cent
deposit containers from recycling depots throughout South
Australia, has partnered with Wincor Nixdorf to launch the
RVMs.
"South Australia has a very progressive
attitude towards recycling and this is a clear sign that technology
will play a major part by encouraging people to recycle at or
around shopping malls or other retail locations," said Edward
Nixon, General Manager at Statewide Recycling. "It is a lot more
convenient to recycle and receive a deposit refund when you are on
the way to the shops," he added.
Notes to Editors:
Wincor Nixdorf is one of the world's leading
providers of innovative IT solutions to retail banks and retailers.
The company is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, and is publicly
traded on the Frankfurt Securities & Stock Exchange. The
company has a global presence in more than 100 countries. For more
information please visit http://www.wincor-nixdorf.com
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