1. The document proposes installing a reverse vending machine at Tongji University's Tongi Siping campus that will allow students to return beverage containers in exchange for redeeming points or topping up their transit cards. 2. Recycling beverage containers reduces litter by 75% or more while conserving 5% of the energy used to produce containers from new materials. 3. The machine would be located at the supermarket, canteen, and entrance for public use to encourage recycling and raise environmental awareness on campus.

1. Proposal:
Reverse vending machine in Tongi Siping campus
Don’t Trash em’.. Cash em’!!!
How does it work?
The consumer pays a deposit when purchasing beverages and gets a
deposit back when returning containers. Top-up your Metro Card +
Tongji University Student card + Collect Points in the Bottle Drop App!
Results:
Beverage container
litter reduced 75%,
possibly more.
Fact:
When an aluminium can is made from recycled
aluminium cans, the production only requires
5% of the amount of energy consumed in mak-
ing a can from new materials.
Keeps the
environment
clean
Conserves
energy
Increase
awareness
Reduce Waste Saves Money
1. The manufacturer or importer of the beverage
delivers the product for sales in a shop
2. The consumer buys the product and returns it
empty to the return point
3. The driver picks up the returned empty
packages from the return point
4. The driver delivers the packages to the
processing plant
5. The material is delivered from the processing
plant to the reprocessor
6. Most of the recycling materials received
from beverage packages return to use as new
beverage packages and other products
Flow of Product
Three different entries:
Glass, Metal and Plastic
0.3 yuan per item
Card Scanner
Coin Dispenser
Bottle Storage
Made out of recycled
materials.
Machine Characteristics
Why Tongji?
Encouraging a pilot example in a small scale to introduce replicable
sustainable model. Education centers are key to raising awareness.
Location: Locate these at the supermarket, in the canteen and a
redemption center close to the entrance for public use.
Future Actions:
1. Encourage the use of reusable bottles (for tea and water)
2. Improve Localized Water Filtration Methods
3. Packaging Waste Reduction
4. Reduction of Food Waste
5. Electro’ Drop: the proper disposal of electronics
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Waste
Reduction
Waste
Reuse
Waste
Recycling
Waste
Recovery
Landfill Disposal
and Incineration
Problem
Waste management issue polluting natural water resources.
Solution
Society has been closely related to material
products, one can´t wait for the creation of
waste-free goods. Therefore, we have to
focus on how to properly deal with the
already existing waste and fully exploit the
potential use of waste through integrated
operating system before its final
dumping into landfill.
“If people get something out of sorting their garbage, they will. If they don’t, they won’t.” - Zheng Dijian, Founder of Fujian Environmental Protection Volunteer Association
“We are planning to transform 55 percent of solid household waste into resources in the coming five years, and to increase the city’s daily disposal capacity to 30,000 tons.” - Wang Kaihao