The Project: RVM Technical Trial for Beverage Carton
Client: Environmental Protection Department (EPD)
Year: 2024
New reverse vending machine (RVM) has been installed in 5 locations of Green@Community:
📍GREEN@SHAM SHUI PO
📍GREEN@TUEN MUM
📍GREEN@YUEN LONG
📍GREEN@EASTERN
📍GREEN@SHA TIN
The newly introduced RVM is set to accept tetra paks (beverage cartons) with capacity ranged from 100ml to 2L 🧃🧃🧃
Each user can return up to 30 tetra paks each day, and for each return, user will receive HKD 0.1 per carton directly on their Octopus card. To motivate user to participate in clean recycling, this new pilot program initiated by EPD encourages user to simply cut off one corner of the carton and rinse it before return without any deformation. ♻️
Milk cartons and aluminium foil cartons can be accepted for recycling.
User is encouraged to rinse the recyclables and empty the content before recycling.
Tips for returning beverage carton:
. No Deformation
. Keep barcode intact
. Only accept products sold locally
. Volume between 100ml and 2L
. Empty beverage carton
Clean recycling steps for tetra pak recycling at RVM operated by Cornerstone Smart Recycling:
.1. Empty beverage carton, remove straw and packaging
2. Cut open the top corner of beverage carton, rinse and clean
3. Barcode facing upwards, insert clean beverage cartons
4. Cash rebate (HKD $0.1 per beverage carton)
. Green@Sham Shui Po
. Green@Tuen Mun
. Green@Yuen Long
. Green@Eastern
. Green@Sha Tin