Reverse vending machines promote easy recycling outside many supermarkets, but the machines don't always work as intended, which may cause problems.

Imagine walking into your local Costco with a bag full of plastic bottles and, minutes later, having enough money to get a couple of enormous pizzas from the food court. That's the reality behind a ...

Reverse vending machine marketed in Asia by plastic recycler Max Craipeau is designed to accept, identify and shred PET plastic beverage containers. The Botol reverse vending machine has been designed ...

In Shea Carney's house, those beverage bottles and cans eligible for a 10-cent deposit return have become more of a nuisance ...

Istanbul on Wednesday rolled out an alternative currency for commuters who need to top up their subway cards but are short of cash: recyclables. The city is installing “reverse vending machines” at ...

A n unusual vending machine quietly appeared in San Francisco this week, stocked not with commodity snacks but bags of handmade pasta, from mafaldine to chicken-prosciutto tortellini; fresh pesto and ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, California supermarkets and grocery stores will be required to take back bottles and containers to recycle. However, a new report by Consumer Watchdog says CalRecycle needs to ...