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Unilever Launches Its Most Powerful and Sustainable Tomra Launches ‘Market’s
Laundry Capsules Smallest’ Reverse Vending
Machine For Convenience
Stores

OMRA M1 is the smallest re-
Tverse vending machine (RVM)
on the market that can recognize,
sort and store glass, plastic and alu-
minum beverage containers all in
one machine. The solution is de-
signed for convenience stores and
small supermarkets in deposit return
ondon –Today, Unilever announced in weight to 500 double-decker buses. systems covering multiple drink
Lthe global launch of its most The specially designed formula contains container materials and types.
sustainable laundry capsule yet, the biodegradable active ingredients that are
fastest growing detergent format in many 65% derived from plant sources and has TOMRA M1 requires just 0.62
parts of the world. been optimised to deliver top cleaning square meters of floor space, so that
Laundry capsule is specially designed performance in cold and short cycles. smaller retailers can participate in
deposit return systems and con-
for top performance in cold (20°c and The re-engineered capsule membrane tribute to recycling. The standalone
below), short cycles. Consumers can save is fully biodegradable and the fastest RVM measures just 98 cm wide, 63
up to 60% energy per use. dissolving on the market, designed to cm deep, and stands at 165 cm tall.
leave no residue on laundry. The new
Capsule’s GHG emissions are reduced capsule sees its carbon footprint reduced It can store up to 270 PET bottles,
by 16%. 550 cans, and 80 (uncrushed) glass
by 16% (vs. current capsules), and when
Plastic-free cardboard packaging is set to used in cold, short cycles, consumers can bottles.
prevent over 6,000 tonnes of plastic per save up to 60% energy per use. The affordable and compact RVM
year entering the waste stream. The reduction in emissions across the was specifically developed to fit with
Unilever’s biggest laundry brand, Dirt products’ life cycle puts the new Unilever the shallower shelf space of conveni-
Is Good (also known as Persil, Skip capsule at the forefront of efforts to ence/small stores. Several new and
and OMO), has introduced the newly decarbonise the laundry industry. This upcoming deposit return systems
designed capsule to help decarbonise is an important step in reducing the have included smaller retailers as re-
the laundry process whilst delivering top Scope 3 GHG emissions of our laundry turn points for drink containers, and
cleaning performance. The new capsules business, which includes those associated in direct discussion with TOMRA
are packaged in a plastic-free, cardboard with consumers’ end use of our products, these retailers requested a solution
container, a move set to prevent over like the energy required to power a that could fit seamlessly with their
6,000 tonnes of plastic entering the washing machine. limited space and existing shelf con-
waste stream every year, the equivalent For the first time ever, the laundry

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