reverse vending machine

English

A common supermarket RVM that accepts one PET bottle or can at a time.

A common supermarket RVM that accepts bulk PET bottles and cans.

Noun

reverse vending machine (plural reverse vending machines)

1. A machine that accepts used (empty) beverage containers and returns money to the user, as part of a recycling initiative.

Translations

reverse vending machine

• Finnish: pullonpalautusautomaatti (fi)
• Swedish: pantautomat (sv) c, pantmaskin (sv) c