Travelers in Beijing subway “pay” with plastic bottles Beijing’s subway authorities have introduced reverse vending machines which allow travelers to offset their transit costs by recycling. Passengers insert a plastic bottle, wait twenty seconds until the bottle is crushed to a third of its original size. Donors then receive one jiao (1.6 cents) on their commuter passes for each empty bottle. The machines have been installed in two stations Jinsong and Shaoyaoju. Recycling for a reward. The manufacturer of the machines, Incom says it’s easy.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:11:40 +0000