Do you know that 250 million tons of garbage produced in Pakistan mainly consists of PET bottles, plastic bags, and food scraps? According to WWF statistics, Plastic accounts for 65% of the total garbage produced in Pakistan. A simple plastic bag takes at least 500 years to degrade, while a plastic bottle takes approximately 300 years. Unfortunately, the use of plastic in Pakistan increases by 15% every year! These numbers are alarming and demand immediate actions taken by the citizens and the government as well. RCAI understands the civic duty to give back to society and play its part in environmental sustainability. RVM is an effort of RCAI to reduce plastic waste in Pakistan. We have observed that in Pakistan, no system exists to recycle PET bottles. Consequently, consumers dump them in dustbins, mostly anywhere else they like. Plastic is naturally impossible to degenerate, so it is necessary to collect all the bottles produced and transfer them to be recycled. Our installed RVM machine takes empty PET bottles, users enter their contact number to generate a QR code sent through SMS. This QR code can be entered in the RVM App to redeem points and get discounts.

RVM helps in sustaining the environment by taking action against climatic changes nowadays. RVM also aims to sustain life on land and underneath the sea by decreasing plastic waste like PET bottles to a minimum. It educates the people on the damage caused by the irresponsible production of plastic waste. Moreover, the indigenous development of RVM lessens the burden on the economy; it instigates the production of RVM in Pakistan and is an innovation in the vending machine industry. RVM is one of the milestones in achieving the vision of a sustainable environment and city. Presently, RCAI has deployed the project in NED University and launched it at an event at IBA University. RCAI is looking for partners and collaborators to introduce new functions and rewards in the RVM.

Do you know that 250 million tons of garbage produced in Pakistan mainly consists of PET bottles, plastic bags, and food scraps? According to WWF statistics, Plastic accounts for 65% of the total garbage produced in Pakistan. A simple plastic bag takes at least 500 years to degrade, while a plastic bottle takes approximately 300 years. Unfortunately, the use of plastic in Pakistan increases by 15% every year! These numbers are alarming and demand immediate actions taken by the citizens and the government as well. RCAI understands the civic duty to give back to society and play its part in environmental sustainability. RVM is an effort of RCAI to reduce plastic waste in Pakistan. We have observed that in Pakistan, no system exists to recycle PET bottles. Consequently, consumers dump them in dustbins, mostly anywhere else they like. Plastic is naturally impossible to degenerate, so it is necessary to collect all the bottles produced and transfer them to be recycled. Our installed RVM machine takes empty PET bottles, users enter their contact number to generate a QR code sent through SMS. This QR code can be entered in the RVM App to redeem points and get discounts.

RVM helps in sustaining the environment by taking action against climatic changes nowadays. RVM also aims to sustain life on land and underneath the sea by decreasing plastic waste like PET bottles to a minimum. It educates the people on the damage caused by the irresponsible production of plastic waste. Moreover, the indigenous development of RVM lessens the burden on the economy; it instigates the production of RVM in Pakistan and is an innovation in the vending machine industry. RVM is one of the milestones in achieving the vision of a sustainable environment and city. Presently, RCAI has deployed the project in NED University and launched it at an event at IBA University. RCAI is looking for partners and collaborators to introduce new functions and rewards in the RVM.