Tomra appointed sole reverse vending solutions provider for upcoming deposit return scheme in Tasmania
Global reverse vending leader Tomra has been appointed as the sole reverse vending machine (RVM) solution provider for Tasmania’s “Recycle Rewards” deposit return system (DRS) as Australia gets set to become the first continent fully covered by deposit return. Tasmania’s deposit return system is set to begin in mid-2025.
Tasmania will have a network of 49 conveniently located refund points, featuring over 100 reverse vending machines. This is the sixth Australian DRS where Tomra’s RVM solutions will play an instrumental role. The company’s automated return point solutions have proven to be very popular in Australia, offering consumers a broad variety of opportunities to return their eligible containers close to where they live, work and commute.
Tasmania is the final piece of the deposit return system puzzle in Australia, with all states and territories now legislating deposit return and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for single-use drink containers.
Commenting on the planned mobilisation of the “Recycle Rewards” scheme, President of Tomra Collection Asia Pacific, Tor Eirik Knutsen, acknowledged there is a lot of hard work ahead to deploy a network of automated RVM refund points, together with the accompanying logistics and material processing required from the company’s Network Operator joint venture partner Cleanaway. One of the features of Tasmania’s “Recycle Rewards” scheme will be the conveniently located reverse vending infrastructure solutions that use Tomra’s technology to scan and verify each container as it enters the Tasmanian scheme.
