Fairfield University to Use Tomra Reverse Vending Machines to Reward Students for Recycling

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Tomra of North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tomra Systems ASA (TOMRA) and leading global provider of advanced recycling solutions, today announced that Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., has acquired four of TOMRA’s UNO recycling machines for use by students, faculty and visitors on campus. Students will be able to recycle glass, plastic and aluminum beverage containers in the “reverse vending” machines (RVMs); each container will redeem five cents.

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Laura L. Barnes is a librarian at the Prairie Research Institute Library, embedded at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, and writes for Environmental News Bits.
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