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PTJornal de LeiriaPortugal: Volta deposit return system reaches 417 million containers in almost six monthsPLPortal SamorządowyPoland considers making deposit vouchers valid for 90 daysPLPortal SamorządowyPoland: no deposit exemption for airport duty-free shopsBGBTABulgaria promises open consultation on deposit return law after criticismDEdpa-AFX (via ARIVA.DE)Germany: plastic deposit bottles now contain 58% recycled materialPTDiário de CoimbraPortugal: deposit scheme operator Volta says municipalities share responsibility for street litterGBSustainable Packaging NewsUnited Kingdom: one year to go until the deposit return scheme starts on 1 October 2027GBExchange for ChangeUK: drinks filled before the DRS launch may still be sold afterwardsGRCapital.grGreece: business plan puts deposit return scheme costs at around €900 million over five yearsBGBNR HorizontBulgaria: new draft law gives the state a 34% stake in the deposit return operatorPLPortal SamorządowyPoland plans to extend deposit return to single-use glass bottlesGBCircular OnlineUK: collection and processing network for deposit return scheme confirmedPTECOPortugal: government gives deposit scheme operator two weeks to tackle street litterNLNOSAmsterdam installs litter bins with a separate compartment for deposit containersNLde VolkskrantReaders: deposit return only works if buyers reclaim it themselvesPLPortal SamorządowyPoland: deposit scheme a success after one year, but glass is still left outGBBetter RetailingUK: registration for the deposit return scheme opensNLStatiegeld NederlandNew prize draw: scan your deposit receipt for a chance to winPTJornal EconómicoPortugal: 400 million containers returned through the Volta deposit schemeESHostelería SalamancaSpain: deposit return scheme faces delays
The world’s smallest mobile, outdoor-ready reverse vending machine that also compacts

Reverse vending that fits anywhere.

Bottles and cans in, your deposit straight into your bank account with a tap of your bank card — right where people already are. So easy that returning simply becomes a habit.

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The NOMAD on wheels at the entrance of a supermarket
±1000 containers per day / 1 battery charge compacted on the spot, on just 0.4 m²
8/min
containers per minute
0,4 m²
of floor space
24 hrs
on one charge
1
RVM engine (patent pending), 4 storage options
The NOMAD in green on wheels, outdoors at a petrol station
Live in the Netherlands
Meet the machine

One small machine. The whole return chain.

Pop it in recognises every bottle and can, compacts it and pays out the deposit straight to your bank card. No bulky built-in machine, no renovation — place it and switch it on.

  • Recognises everything that goes in360° scanning reads every barcode, whichever way the container goes in.
  • Compacts immediatelySo hundreds of containers fit in the storage bin, and it needs emptying and collecting far less often.
  • Pays and rewards instantlyDeposit refunded by card, straight into your account* (*some banks the next day)
"I pop it in on my way inside. By the time I've grabbed a trolley, the deposit is already on my phone."
Ellen, Haarlem
"Wow, this is easy. Car cleared out, my deposit back within a minute, and a coffee voucher on top."
Erik, Ede
"For our small supermarket this saves a good two man-hours a day of taking things in by hand — plus a lot of admin and pre-financing deposits."
Liesbeth, Sneek
The green idea

Every bottle that comes back is one that isn't lost.

Deposit return only works when returning is easy. Bringing the machine to the people returns more PET and cans to the loop, clean and sorted, ready for reuse.

500+
cans in one box

Compacted, so less handling and fewer collection trips.

PET + blik
every format

From a 10 cl PET bottle to a 3-litre mega bottle, and every can. No problem!

17→27
EU countries adopting DRS

Pop it in can be deployed anywhere in the EU.

Retailers

A recycling point that earns its floor space.

Customers who return their deposits at your store tend to shop there too.

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DRS-operators

National-scale rollout without national-scale headaches.

Live telemetry, fraud checks at the point of return and settlement-ready data.

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