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  2. Tomra - Wikipedia

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    TOMRA was founded by the two brothers Tore Planke and Petter Planke in 1972. It started out with the design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. [1] In 1974, the Swedish entity Systembolaget ordered 100 RVMs. [7]

  3. Reverse vending machine - Wikipedia

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    A reverse vending machine (RVM) is a machine that allows a person to insert a used or empty glass bottle, plastic bottle, or aluminum can in exchange for a reward. After inserting the recyclable item, it is then compacted, sorted, and analyzed according to the number of ounces, materials, and brand using the universal product code on the bottle ...

  4. Rubbermaid - Wikipedia

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    Rubbermaid glass food storage containers. Rubbermaid was founded in 1920 [3] in Wooster, Ohio as the Wooster Rubber Company by nine businessmen. Originally, Wooster Rubber Company manufactured toy balloons. [citation needed] In 1933, James R. Caldwell and his wife received a patent for their blue rubber dustpan. They called their line of rubber ...

  5. Ball Corporation - Wikipedia

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    It is best known for its early production of glass jars, lids, and related products used for home canning. Since its founding in Buffalo, New York, in 1880, [2] when it was known as the Wooden Jacket Can Company, the Ball company has expanded and diversified into other business ventures, including aerospace technology. It eventually became the ...

  6. History of bottle recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    By 1910, "twenty glass containers were produced for every person in the United States". [1] The solution to this problem was the introduction of bottle deposits (usually 2 cents), which had first been introduced by beer and soda distributors during the 1870s and 1880s and became more common in the soda industry by the 1920s. [ 2 ]

  7. Can seamer - Wikipedia

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    Automatic Can Seamer. A can seamer is a machine used to seal the lid to the can body. The lid or "end" is usually tinplated steel (food) or aluminum (drinks) while the body can be of metal (such as cans for beverages and soups), paperboard (whisky cans) or plastic. The seam formed is generally leak proof, but this depends on the product being ...

  8. American Can Company - Wikipedia

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    In 1987 American Can announced that it would change its 86-year-old name to "Primerica". [9] In 1988, Pechiney S.A., the French metal conglomerate, acquired Triangle Industries. At the time of the buyout, American National Can was the largest can company in the United States. [10] Rexam acquired American National Can's metal can business in 2000.

  9. Can opener - Wikipedia

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    The can opener consisting of the now familiar sharp rotating cutting wheel that runs round the can's rim to cut open the lid was invented in 1870, but was considered very difficult to operate for the ordinary consumer. A more successful design came out in 1925 when a second, serrated wheel was added to hold the cutting wheel on the rim of the can.