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Tomra installs 100th reverse vending recycling machine

Photo courtesy of Tomra.

May 3, 2021

Tomra recently installed its 100th R1 reverse vending machine at supermarket Coop Obs Amanda in Haugesund, Norway, according to a press release.

"If it puts us on the map as the place to come for container returns in the region, that's a big plus," Harald Fosen, Coop Obs Amanda store manager, said in the press release.

So far over 128 million containers have been returned to Tomra R1s, from 1.5 million recycling sessions, with an average of 83 containers returned per session.

One recent TikTok video amassed 616,000 views and a video posted to Reddit reaching 3 million views.