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Collection Solutions
- Reverse Vending
  
  As the world leader in the field of reverse vending with over 82,000 installations worldwide, you can rely on TOMRA for the best solutions for collecting cans and bottles for recycling.
- Material Recovery
  
  TOMRA's material handling activities are complementary to its RVM business in North America.
Sorting Solutions
- Food
  
  For more than 40 years, TOMRA has been the leading provider of optical sorting and peeling equipment for many different food industries. Discover our solutions here!
- Recycling
  
  TOMRA Sorting Solutions' pioneering industry expertise continues to result in state-of-the-art machines and exceptional service within the waste and metal recycling industries.
- Mining
  
  TOMRA´s sensor-based solutions help to extend the life of mining operations and increase the overall value of the deposit for more energy-efficient and cost-effective pre-concentration and material recovery.

Reverse Vending

Over 40 billion used beverage containers are captured every year by TOMRA's reverse vending machines.

Each year, TOMRA Collection Solutions products and services contribute to about 4 million tons in avoided CO2 emissions.

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TOMRA Reverse Vending Technology

We're optimizing our customers' business with groundbreaking technology.

TOMRA Flow Technology

TOMRA Flow Technology uses six cameras placed in a ring formation to identify containers.
TOMRA Flow Technology

The groundbreaking recognition technology instantly detects barcodes and security marks.
TOMRA Flow Technology

TOMRA Flow Technology introduces the world's first 360-degree instant recognition system in a reverse vending machine.
TOMRA Flow Technology

Cleaning the glass surface of the recognition module is easy, with blinking red lights showing which area needs to be cleaned.
TOMRA Flow Technology

With TOMRA Flow Technology the full circumference of the container is instantly identified - eliminating the need to rotate the container to find and read barcodes.
TOMRA Flow Technology

The unique conveyor sits on a docking base, and can be just lifted off and removed from the machine for cleaning.

TOMRA pioneered the reverse vending industry and continues to lead innovation by investing up to eight percent of our yearly revenue in R&D. Changing market trends and new technical opportunities fuel our innovation force, together with core customer needs.

World's first 360-degree instant container recognition system

Our latest innovation TOMRA Flow Technology™, the world's first 360-degree instant-recognition system inside a reverse vending machine, raises the bar.

It's FASTER: The groundbreaking recognition technology instantly detects barcodes and security marks, allowing users to insert containers rapidly in a continuous flow, increasing convenience and peak-hour capacity.

It's CLEANER: Smart design and intuitive interfaces reduce the need for cleaning and at the same time make the machine easier to clean.

It TAKES ALL: TOMRA Flow Technology™ handles containers other technologies can't. This opens new possibilities for what can be collected — even new material fractions in future recycling schemes.

Read more about TOMRA's groundbreaking R&D in other business areas in our Innovation page, or read about our award-winning backroom system MultiPac.