Over 90% of bottles sold in Norway are returned to be recycled, and most of them probably go through automatic machines in the shops. Norway and other countrie

Over 90% of bottles sold in Norway are returned to be recycled, and most of them probably go through automatic machines in the shops. Norway and other countries have a deposit system where you pay extra per bottle, and then get the money back when you return them. Places that sell these products are required to accept any bottle that their customers bring them, so most of them want to use these automatic machines to avoid hiring extra staff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI7OldXuq7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI7OldXuq7c These machines have existed since the 70s, but the modern machines are of course much more intelligent than the early models. They used to accept glass bottles too, but they are not part of this system anymore. (glass is recycled separately) Tomra is one of the larger manufacturers: https://www.tomra.com/en/collection/reverse-vending https://www.tomra.com/en/collection/reverse-vending