The TOMRA Transformation Journey
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CENTRALIZED, NON-PROFIT ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS
The centralized DRS model: How it works
Retailer
Consumers
Consumer buys beverage, paying
purchase price + deposit
Consumers are incentivized to
Collects
deposit
participate through a
meaningful deposit value.
Beverage
company sells
beverages to
retailer
Trust is built into the system's processes through
system integrity measures, transparency and
reliable redemption technology.
Cash
Deposit
Initiator
Producers finance the net costs of the system through
an EPR fee and are incentivized to design an effective
system for reaching the legislated return-rate target.
Pays deposit and admin fee
Central System
Operator
Provides data on sales
Container returned to the retailer
and deposit refunded. Can return
all brands together
RVM provides
redemption data
to CSO
CSO pays retailer
deposit value and handling
fee (higher if retailer has
compacting RVM)
CSO collects material revenues
The CSO uses unredeemed
deposits and material revenue to
balance the system's budget.
Retailer
The return-to-retail
obligation provides a
convenient network
of return locations.
CSO arranges for
containers to be
transported to recycler
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