Catering to the hospitality industry, Australian BottleCycler helps recycle disposable glass bottles. Their bottle crushing machine can be placed inside the bar area. Bottles are fed into the BottleCycler through an opening in the top of the device, which then quietly slices the glass into recyclable pieces. The glass falls into a regular 60L wheelie bin, which is picked up and emptied by BottleCycler, and brought to regional glass recycling plants for processing into material for new bottles.
BottleCycler's main selling point is that it reduces volume taken in by empty bottles by 80%. However, it also removes danger of staff injuries related with carrying, sorting and disposing of glass bottles, and reduces complaints about noise and broken bottles from residents living near clubs, bars and restaurants. One to partner with and distribute to hospitality companies across the world?
Website: www.bottlecycler.com
Contact: hendrik@bottlecycler.com
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Awesome!!!!! LOVE IT!!!
How about a street-version? Would certainly save space (smaller containers etc)
The machine is a product of our wasteful economies. It takes so much energy and CO2 release to produce a glass bottle, which is going to be used only once, and then be crashed and melted.
More efficient would be to use standardized and reusable bottles utilizing for example Reverse Vending Machine for collection as described by http://www.business-idea.com/ShowPosting.asp?ID=2093
I agree with you 100%, Jan. The problem is that with the way our consumer-oriented culture works, the vast majority of people are only going to implement ideas that either make their lives much easier or make them money.
The 'reverse vending machine' idea that we have in Dutch supermarkets works well, but I don't think that the business model made anyone any money in the beginning phases (though it is probably a winner for bottlers on an ongoing basis, as they get their own bottles back and can re-use them). The link you provided gives two excellent reasons for consumers to use the machines, but I am struggling to think of reasons why an entrepreneur would work to introduce them - the profits just seem too far off.
It's dreadful, I agree, but I think that's the way things stand at the moment.
Nice machine, but if you are in the market for one, you might like to consider ours, or for the full service, if in the UK.
The hopper takes 15 - 20 bottles in the hopper at once; crushes them to 20% of their volume in just 6 seconds and has a great track record with satisfied bar staff.
See www.smashgrab.co.uk
Nice machine, but if you are in the market for one, you might like to consider ours, or for the full service, if in the UK.
The hopper takes 15 - 20 bottles in the hopper at once; crushes them to 20% of their volume in just 6 seconds and has a great track record with satisfied bar staff.
See www.smashgrab.co.uk
I have one at work, on the whole good (helps with noise factor and neighbours) but there have been problems, not all are the machines fault.
example: poor wheelie bin pickup by company, secondly, staff laziness in emptying bins and jamming machine by placing bottom of bottle in first instead of neck of bottle. That said, better than my previous method of empty bottle disposal.
It is a very well-thought idea and innovative piece. But getting it to South African grounds does not look like feasible.
It is good in this sense that most of bottles and cans resulting in waste in rural areas are not accounted for. This kind of machine can ensure that people return majority of cans and bottle after with hope of receiving something for that effort.
the bins become too heavy once loaded with crushed glass.
throw bottle on ground and some the money
I have seen them in Sydney near the Opera House! If it eliminates the smelly used glass containers in summer this could be a winner!
Please provide me with details for buying that machine.
clever idea. i will convince my uncle to get one for his restaurant.
thomas | April 2, 2007 2:56 PM