Reverse Vending Machine, not new to the pacific northwest but almost unheard here in B.C. but we have one here in Victoria, you can feed it cans and bottles the machine reads the bar code flattens it and then spits out a slip which can be redeemable where ever you have it, the machine eliminates those large unsightly bags of recyclables . It also reduce the volume as well, example one can hold over 30 cans in one hand. If your interested and you would like to see it in action drop us a note Thanks