ONEWAY CONTAINERS

Collection Centers for

ONEWAY CONTAINERS

In most of the countries of Latin America* and the Caribbean, there is no specific legislation, or it exists but has not yet been regulated, on recovery schemes for refillable and/or oneway beverage containers.

TOMRA´s RVMs are an effective and efficient technology mean to develop collections systems for UBCs that can be recycled (now-a-days they mainly go to landfills) or to be re-used (refillable containers).

They are also an excellent marketing vehicle, that are able to “associate” “brands” to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policies of the main players of the beverage industry and companies in general.

*Uruguay will be the first country in LATAM and the Caribbean to implement a SDDR System.

PROJECTS

Oneway Collection Centers

SOCSE LA develops and operates this segment through Commercial Channel. The formats and modalities of each operation are customized Project by Project.

Operational Sequence:

envases retornables - embalagens retornáveis - refillable containers

Benefits:

  • Material quality (post-consumer)
  • Increase primary input for RECYCLERS
  • Generates consumer empathy

Main actors involved:

  • Informal Collectors / Cooperatives
  • Beverage Industry / Bottlers
  • Retail stores
  • Other Companies (Within their Environmental policies)
  • Loyalty Systems Management Companies / Coupons
  • Municipalities and other state entities