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Tesco tries high-tech recycling

The Tesco supermarket in Winchester, England, launched the first-of-its-kind automated container recycling center, developed by Tomra.

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It replaces a series of igloo container collection bins at the store.

What makes the Tesco center unique is that Tomra developed advanced material recognition and compaction technology. At one of three stations, consumers can load a bottle or can and the system identifies the material at a rate of 40/min then drops the container onto a circular conveyor that carries it to the designated compaction area.

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