2021-04-30 - Recycling first debuts in Ipswich suburb
Recycling first debuts in Ipswich suburb
Innovative technology is making recycling easier and more accessible for those in the eastern suburbs of Ipswich.A Super Kiosk RVM (Reverse Vending Machine) has been installed in the carpark at Orion Springfield Central near the Woolworths loading dock off Southern Cross Circuit, the first of its kind placed in a shopping centre precinct in Queensland.

2019-10-30 - Scottish Retailers Urged to Prepare for Deposit Return Scheme
Scottish Retailers Urged to Prepare for Deposit Return Scheme
Spencer Roberts, managing director of Envipco UK, told the Scottish Grocers' Federation's Annual Conference: "You don't need for the legislation to be in your hands with the ink wet on the page before you start to think about preparation."

2019-09-10 - Date Set for DRS
Date Set for DRS
Deposit return is set to go live on 1 April 2021. New regulations published by the Scottish Government outline how DRS will work in Scotland.

2019-08-29 - Awards nod for retail trial
Awards nod for retail trial
Reverse vending machine manufacturer Envipco has made it onto the Vibes Awards shortlist in recognition of its work with Scottish retailers. Organised by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), the awards celebrate businesses that have taken steps to reduce environmental damage.

2019-08-05 - Envipco makes final of Environmental Awards
Envipco makes final of Environmental Awards
International reverse vending machine (RVM) manufacturer Envipco is delighted to be included in the final six candidates in the Partnerships category of the VIBES Awards.

2019-05-23 - New top team for Envipco ahead of recycling scheme
New top team for Envipco ahead of recycling scheme
International reverse vending machine (RVM) manufacturer Envipco has made two senior appointments to lead its UK operations ahead of the introduction of deposit return schemes (DRS) in Scotland and the wider UK. The decision to appoint Spencer Roberts as UK managing director and Barry Stewart as Scottish operations manager, follows the success of a three-month RVM trial in three Scottish Central Belt convenience stores, in partnership with the Scottish Grocers Federation.

2019-05-03 - DRS made easy for local retailers
DRS made easy for local retailers
The introduction of a new Deposit Return Scheme in Scotland next year is something that will affect all local retailers in the country. While 2020 may still seem like a long way in the distance, the time to begin preparing for the new scheme is now.

2019-04-02 - A lot to learn from DRS trial, Envipco aims to 'demystify' deposit return
A lot to learn from DRS trial, Envipco aims to 'demystify' deposit return
A Pioneering deposit return trial operating in convenience stores across Scotland is now well underway and the results appear to be promising. The trial has seen reverse vending machine (RVM) manufacturer Envipco team up with three stores - Nisa Local and Post Office Bellshill; Premier Broadway in Oxgangs; and Keystore Moredun, Midlothian - to get a better understanding of how the technology can work for Scottish convenience stores.

2019-04-02 - RVM is a hit at Broadway Convenience
RVM is a hit at Broadway Convenience
Deposit return is causing quite a stir around Oxgangs, Edinburgh, according to Premier Broadway retailer Dennis Williams. Since the store's DRS trial launched in February, shoppers have had the opportunity to forgo money off from the return of drinks containers and instead donate to the local primary school - an option that's captured the imagination of pupils and parents.

2019-03-04 - Deposit return trial gets underway
Deposit return trial gets underway
Dennis and Linda Williams welcome guests for launch of 12-week DRS pilot scheme across three c-stores. A major deposit return trial is underway across three convenience stores, as Scottish retailers take a hands on approach to figuring out how to make DRS workable. The trial, which sees reverse vending machine manufacturer Envipco team up with the SGF and three Central Belt retailers, is scheduled to run for 12 weeks.

2019-02-20 - Recycling can now be at your convenience
Recycling can now be at your convenience
A Bellshill convenience store has launched a reserve vending machine trial offering customers 10p for empty water, soft drink and juice containers. For the next three months, customers at Nisa Local and Post Office in North Road can either receive cash when they recycle or donate the proceeds to St Andrew's Hospice.

2019-02-19 - You can get money back on empty cans and bottles through 'reverse vending machine'
You can get money back on empty cans and bottles through 'reverse vending machine'
Reverse vending machines are allowing people to switch empty drinks containers for cash at two Edinburgh convenience stores. Shoppers at Premier Broadway in Oxgangs and Keystore in Moredun will receive 10p for every empty plastic bottle or can returned.

2019-02-16 - Stores' trial takes up the fight against plastic
Stores' trial takes up the fight against plastic
A TRIAL was launched yesterday of a reverse vending machine scheme for empty drinks containers. Customers at three convenience stores will receive 10p back for each can or plastic bottle they return over the next three months. The shops taking part are Nisa Local and Post Office on North Road in Bellshill, Premier Broadway in Oxgangs in Edinburgh, and Keystore in Moredun in the capital.

2019-02-15 - Shop offers customers 10p for every plastic bottle returned in bid to encourage recycling
Shop offers customers 10p for every plastic bottle returned in bid to encourage recycling
A shop is offering customers 10p for every empty plastic bottle returned to the store in a bid to encourage recycling and reduce litter. Nisa Local and Post Office in North Road, Bellshill, today launched a reverse vending machine trial, offering people cash for empty water, soft drink and juice containers until the end of April.

2019-02-15 - Kids help launch reverse vending trial
Kids help launch reverse vending trial
Three convenience stores in the central belt officially launched reverse vending machine (RVM) trials today (15 February) as part of an SGF-backed study into the impact on retailers of the Scottish Government's forthcoming deposit return scheme. Customers of Nisa Local in Bellshill, Premier Broadway in Oxgangs and Keystore in Moredun are offering customers 10p for every empty water, soft drink and juice container returned to store until the end of April.

2019-01-31 - Scots shops join forces to trial drinks reverse vending machines
Scots shops join forces to trial drinks reverse vending machines
Recycling equipment manufacturer Envipco has teamed up with the Scottish Grocers Federation, Viridor and UK retail chains Nisa, Premier and Keystore to deliver plastic bottle and can return trials in Scottish convenience stores. The trials in Edinburgh and Glasgow are scheduled to run through to April and come ahead of the Scottish Government's introduction of a deposit return scheme.

2019-01-31 - Machines in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Recycling trials to begin in Scottish convenience stores
Machines in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Recycling trials to begin in Scottish convenience stores
Recycling equipment manufacturer Envipco has teamed up with the Scottish Grocers Federation, Viridor and UK retail chains Nisa, Premier and Keystore to deliver plastic bottle and can return trials in Scottish convenience stores. The trials in Edinburgh and Glasgow are scheduled to run through to April and come ahead of the Scottish Government's introduction of a deposit return scheme.

2019-01-31 - Scottish convenience stores to host landmark recycling trials
Scottish convenience stores to host landmark recycling trials
Leading international reverse vending machine (RVM) manufacturer Envipco has teamed up with the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) and UK retail chains to deliver landmark recycling trials in Scottish convenience stores.

2019-01-30 - Reverse vending machine trial begins in Scottish c-stores
Reverse vending machine trial begins in Scottish c-stores
Recycling company Viridor will support the pilots by collecting and recycling the empty containers deposited.

2019-01-29 - SGF member stores launch reverse vending machine trials
SGF member stores launch reverse vending machine trials
Three Scottish stores from the Nisa, Premier and Keystore symbol groups are set to take part in reverse vending machine (RVM) trials. The trials are the result of a collaboration between SGF, RVM manufacturer Envipco and recycling company Viridor. They come ahead of the Scottish Government's introduction of a deposit return scheme for empty drinks containers.

2019-01-29 - Scottish retailers to trial reverse vending machines
Scottish retailers to trial reverse vending machines
Three independent retailers in Scotland have teamed up with the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF), recycling firm Viridor and reverse vending machine (RVM) manufacturer Envipco to trial RVMs. The trial, which aims to increase recycling rates and reduce littering, will run in Nisa Local and Post Office in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Premier Broadway in Edinburgh and Keystore in Moredun, Edinburgh, from mid-February until April this year.

2019-01-14 - Scottish c-stores take part in deposit return scheme trial
Scottish c-stores take part in deposit return scheme trial
The Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) is working with three convenience stores on a deposit return scheme trial in Scotland. The three-month trial, which starts in February, will see customers of the three stores receive 10p for every empty plastic bottle or can returned to Nisa Bellshill, Premier Broadway Oxgangs and Keystore Moredun - all members of the SGF.

2019-01-09 - Viridor Takes Charge of Collections in Scottish Bottle Deposit Trial
Viridor Takes Charge of Collections in Scottish Bottle Deposit Trial
Somerset, UK based waste and recycling firm, Viridor is working with the Scottish Grocers Federation and a reverse vending machine manufacturer on a three-month deposit return scheme trial in Scotland. The company, a part of the Pennon Group (LSE: PNN) said that it will be responsible for the collection function of the trial, which is aimed at boosting recycling and reducing littering.

2019-01-07 - Viridor Takes Part In Scottish Deposit Return Scheme Trial
Viridor Takes Part In Scottish Deposit Return Scheme Trial
Viridor is working with the Scottish Grocers Federation and a reverse vending machine manufacturer on a three-month deposit return scheme trial in Scotland.

2019-01-02 - Envipco president Robert Lincoln talks DRS
Envipco president Robert Lincoln talks DRS
Ahead of the publication of a report on last year's public consultation on DRS - which should inform legislators on the best solution for Scotland - Scottish Grocer sat down with Robert Lincoln, president of reverse vending machine manufacturer Envipco.