How Reverse Vending Machines Make Deposit Return Work | Envipco

How do reverse vending machines make the Dutch deposit return system work? Envipco CEO José Matthijsse and service team leader Maxine Koelemeij explain in this feature from the Dutch TV programme Bouwen aan de Toekomst. Envipco is a Netherlands-based manufacturer of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for deposit return systems (DRS) in Europe and North America. In this video: The technology behind a DRS: how RVMs recognise, register and sort beverage containers, and why they must reject containers on which no deposit was paid. Bulk feed: how the Envipco Quantum lets shoppers return a whole bag of PET bottles and aluminium cans in one go, without feeding items one by one. A Dutch case: the Quantum in Bunschoten-Spakenburg has accepted 10 million beverage containers since 2024, and the location has added a second machine of the same type. Service and maintenance: what a service visit involves, and why the machines need cleaning and emptying only once a day. Solar-powered RVMs: machines that run on solar energy like the Envipco Quantum, removing the need for a three-phase power connection. The bigger picture: new European legislation is bringing deposit return systems to more countries, with a 90% collection target. Chapters [00:00] Deposit return in the Netherlands [00:24] Why recognition technology matters [01:12] Bulk feed and the Bunschoten-Spakenburg case [01:32] DRS and the circular economy [02:05] Behind the scenes with the service team [03:16] Solar-powered reverse vending machines NEDERLANDS Hoe werkt de techniek achter het statiegeldsysteem? In deze aflevering van Bouwen aan de Toekomst vertellen José Matthijsse, CEO van Envipco, en Maxine [achternaam], teamleider van het serviceteam, hoe statiegeldautomaten flessen en blikjes herkennen, registreren en sorteren. Je ziet hoe bulkinname werkt, waarbij consumenten een hele zak met PET-flessen en blikjes in één keer kunnen inleveren, en hoe het onderhoud in de praktijk verloopt. Ook komt de Quantum in Bunschoten-Spakenburg aan bod, die sinds 2024 al 10 miljoen verpakkingen heeft ingenomen. Envipco: envipco.com Learn more about deposit return systems on Envipcopedia: envipco.com/envipcopedia LinkedIn:   / envipco   #DepositReturn #Statiegeld #ReverseVending #DRS