TOMRA Pacific to Open New Recycling Center in San Francisco

Center Will Offer Clean, Safe Drive-Through Service and Reverse Vending
Machines To Meet Significant Unmet Demand for Beverage Container Recycling

SHELTON, Conn., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- TOMRA Pacific Inc., a unit of Tomra of
North America, a leading provider of advanced recycling solutions, today
announced that it will open a new, user-friendly TOMRA Recycling Center in San
Francisco's Bayshore Corridor. The recycling center, scheduled to open July
18, will serve the city's largely unmet demand for consumer recycling
facilities for the redemption of plastic, glass and aluminum CRV beverage
containers.

"Citywide, San Francisco has only 15 locations where consumers can recycle
their beverage containers, down from 35 locations just three years ago. For a
city with a population of over 800,000, there is large unmet demand for
facilities," said Frank Canelo, TOMRA Pacific's Operations Manager for the Bay
Area. "The new TOMRA Recycling Center offers convenient drive-through service,
as well as self-service 'reverse vending' machines, in a clean, friendly
environment capable of handling large amounts of container returns quickly and
accurately."

The center has the capacity to handle 5,000,000 containers on a monthly basis,
which puts it among the largest centers in San Francisco. Located at 195 Bay
Shore Blvd, next to BevMo!, the TOMRA Recycling Center will provide consumers
with the opportunity to redeem empty beverage containers between the hours of
9 am to 5 pm, seven days a week.

Consumers will have two ways of returning containers to the center:

-- Drive-through weighing service - offers a convenient way of processing
large and small amounts of CRV containers for redemption

-- Self-service reverse vending machines (RVMs) - allows consumers to use
an automated machine to count as many CRV containers as they would
like
to insert

"The best thing about this center is that it offers consumers a choice. Unlike
other centers, we will be providing reverse vending machines, which are quick
to use, and offer consumers the opportunity to get paid on a per-count basis,
which many people prefer," said Matt Millhiser, TOMRA Pacific's Director of
Convenience Zone Operations.

San Francisco has lost many recycling centers as a result of several grocery
stores moving out of the city, resulting in the closure of drop-off centers
located on their properties. Zoning restrictions have made it difficult for
modern, new centers to set up. "TOMRA offers a better, cleaner alternative to
industrial junkyard-style recycling centers, which can be intimidating and
overwhelming for many people," said Millhiser. "The new Bay Shore Blvd center
represents an important step in helping San Franciscans increase their
recycling rates."

About TOMRA
Founded in 1972, TOMRA is a global leader in helping the world to recycle and
reuse its valuable natural resources. With operations in nearly 50 countries,
and over 435 locations throughout California, TOMRA provides end-to-end
recycling solutions including automated recycling machines for empty beverage
containers; pickup, transportation and processing services; and waste sorting
and compaction equipment sales. Tomra of North America is headquartered in
Shelton, CT. For information about Tomra of North America, visit www.tomra.com
or call 203-447-8779. For information about TOMRA Pacific Inc., call Adrian
White at 951-817-3250.

Media Contact:
Patty Buchanan
FastLane on behalf of TOMRA
973-670-1203
pbuchanan@fast-lane.net

SOURCE TOMRA Pacific Inc.

Patty Buchanan, FastLane on behalf of TOMRA, +1-973-670-1203,
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