# UK Reverse Vending Machine Price Index

> The median published figure in the UK Reverse Vending Machine Price Index is 3,138.88 EUR across 1 source's own page in EUR (range 3,138.88 to 3,138.88 EUR; 2 sources publish a figure), read 29 October 2026.

Reverse vending machine cost · https://reversevendingmachinecost.co.uk/datasets/uk-reverse-vending-machine-price-index/ · computed 2026-10-29

**Median published figure:** 3,138.88 EUR (range 3,138.88 to 3,138.88 EUR; 1 published figures; 2 of 24 sources read publish one).

2 of the 24 named sources read in full publish a figure; 22 publish none, read 29 October 2026.

The median is down 930.56 EUR since 28 October 2026 (was 4,069.44 EUR across 1).

## By machine class

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| machine class small-format machine (maker marketplace) | 3,138.88 EUR | 3,138.88 to 3,138.88 EUR | 1 |
| machine class compact countertop machine | 4,999.99 GBP | 4,999.99 to 4,999.99 GBP | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Store Fittings Direct: compact deposit return machine (QUBE)](https://storefittingsdirect.co.uk/products/deposit-return-machine-compact-reverse-vending-unit-cans-bottles) | 4,999.99 GBP | compact countertop machine | 2026-10-29 |
| [Precious Plastic Bazar: reverse vending machine](https://bazar.preciousplastic.com/extras/reverse-vending-machine/) | 3,138.88 EUR | small-format machine (maker marketplace) | 2026-10-28 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (2)

- [Store Fittings Direct: compact deposit return machine (QUBE)](https://storefittingsdirect.co.uk/products/deposit-return-machine-compact-reverse-vending-unit-cans-bottles), read 2026-10-29: "£4,999.99"
- [Precious Plastic Bazar: reverse vending machine](https://bazar.preciousplastic.com/extras/reverse-vending-machine/), read 2026-10-28: "€3,138.88"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [TOMRA: reverse vending machine price](https://www.tomra.com/reverse-vending/our-offering/reverse-vending-machine-price), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [TOMRA reverse vending](https://www.tomra.com/reverse-vending), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [RVM Systems UK](https://rvmsystems.co.uk/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [RVM Systems all products](https://rvmsystems.co.uk/all-products/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [RVM Systems: can a small store use an RVM?](https://rvmsystems.com/faq/can-a-small-store-use-a-reverse-vending-machine/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [First Mile RVMs for retailers](https://www.thefirstmile.co.uk/waste-reduction-and-compliance/deposit-return-scheme/rvms-for-retailers), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Envipco: UK DRS exemption criteria](https://www.envipco.com/envipcopedia/uk-drs-exemption-criteria-exchange-for-change), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Envipco](https://www.envipco.com/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Sielaff](https://www.sielaff.de/en/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Strongpoint UK reverse vending deployment](https://www.strongpoint.com/uk/solutions/reverse-vending-deployment/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Retail Technology Show: Recyclever](https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com/exhibitors/recyclever), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Retail Technology Show: Recyclever RVM5-800](https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com/exhibitor-products/rvm5-800), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Recyclever: the UK's only RVM manufacturer](https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com/exhibitor-news/recyclever-leads-the-way-as-the-uk-s-only-rvm-manufacturer-ahead-of-drs-rollout), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Crestmont Capital: RVM financing](https://www.crestmontcapital.com/blog/reverse-vending-machine-financing), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Sensoneo: how a reverse vending machine works](https://sensoneo.com/waste-library/reverse-vending-machine/), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Better Retailing: EcoVend interview 2026](https://www.betterretailing.com/ecovend-interview-2026/), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Better Retailing: EcoVend on DRS](https://www.betterretailing.com/ecovend-drs-expectations/), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Convenience Store: the Fed on DRS leases](https://conveniencestore.co.uk/your-business/legal-threat-issued-by-the-fed-over-drs-debacle/679457.article), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Convenience Store: a new RVM for small stores](https://conveniencestore.co.uk/your-business/new-reverse-vending-machine-designed-for-small-stores/600507.article), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Packaging Europe: TOMRA small-format RVM](https://packagingeurope.com/news/tomra-introduces-small-format-reverse-vending-machine/14760.article), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Asian Trader: Talysis on DRS break-even](https://www.asiantrader.biz/convenience-sector-faces-drs-challenges-talysis), read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- [EUWID: Remondis to acquire Diebold Nixdorf RVM business](https://www.euwid-recycling.com/news/business/remondis-to-acquire-rvm-activities-from-diebold-nixdorf/), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 2 of the 24 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 22 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in EUR (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 53 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the published purchase and lease figures across every RVM maker and reseller selling into the UK scheme, the share that publish versus quote, the machine's footprint and capacity class, and the payback against the scheme's handling fee and the £6,000 grant at a stated return volume

## Sources

- [TOMRA: reverse vending machine price](https://www.tomra.com/reverse-vending/our-offering/reverse-vending-machine-price) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [TOMRA reverse vending](https://www.tomra.com/reverse-vending) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [RVM Systems UK](https://rvmsystems.co.uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [RVM Systems all products](https://rvmsystems.co.uk/all-products/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [RVM Systems: can a small store use an RVM?](https://rvmsystems.com/faq/can-a-small-store-use-a-reverse-vending-machine/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [First Mile RVMs for retailers](https://www.thefirstmile.co.uk/waste-reduction-and-compliance/deposit-return-scheme/rvms-for-retailers) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Store Fittings Direct: compact deposit return machine (QUBE)](https://storefittingsdirect.co.uk/products/deposit-return-machine-compact-reverse-vending-unit-cans-bottles) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Envipco: UK DRS exemption criteria](https://www.envipco.com/envipcopedia/uk-drs-exemption-criteria-exchange-for-change) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Envipco](https://www.envipco.com/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Sielaff](https://www.sielaff.de/en/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Strongpoint UK reverse vending deployment](https://www.strongpoint.com/uk/solutions/reverse-vending-deployment/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Repant](https://www.repant.com/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Retail Technology Show: Recyclever](https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com/exhibitors/recyclever) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Retail Technology Show: Recyclever RVM5-800](https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com/exhibitor-products/rvm5-800) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Recyclever: the UK's only RVM manufacturer](https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com/exhibitor-news/recyclever-leads-the-way-as-the-uk-s-only-rvm-manufacturer-ahead-of-drs-rollout) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Precious Plastic Bazar: reverse vending machine](https://bazar.preciousplastic.com/extras/reverse-vending-machine/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Crestmont Capital: RVM financing](https://www.crestmontcapital.com/blog/reverse-vending-machine-financing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Sensoneo: how a reverse vending machine works](https://sensoneo.com/waste-library/reverse-vending-machine/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Better Retailing: EcoVend interview 2026](https://www.betterretailing.com/ecovend-interview-2026/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Better Retailing: EcoVend on DRS](https://www.betterretailing.com/ecovend-drs-expectations/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Convenience Store: the Fed on DRS leases](https://conveniencestore.co.uk/your-business/legal-threat-issued-by-the-fed-over-drs-debacle/679457.article) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Convenience Store: a new RVM for small stores](https://conveniencestore.co.uk/your-business/new-reverse-vending-machine-designed-for-small-stores/600507.article) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Packaging Europe: TOMRA small-format RVM](https://packagingeurope.com/news/tomra-introduces-small-format-reverse-vending-machine/14760.article) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Asian Trader: Talysis on DRS break-even](https://www.asiantrader.biz/convenience-sector-faces-drs-challenges-talysis) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [EUWID: Remondis to acquire Diebold Nixdorf RVM business](https://www.euwid-recycling.com/news/business/remondis-to-acquire-rvm-activities-from-diebold-nixdorf/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [exchangeforchange.co.uk](https://exchangeforchange.co.uk/resources/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The median published figure in the UK Reverse Vending Machine Price Index is 3,138.88 EUR across 1 source's own page in EUR (range 3,138.88 to 3,138.88 EUR; 2 sources publish a figure), read 29 October 2026.
- 2 of the 24 named sources read in full publish a figure; 22 publish none, read 29 October 2026.
- UK Reverse Vending Machine Price Index, machine class small-format machine (maker marketplace): median 3,138.88 EUR across 1 source, read 29 October 2026.
- UK Reverse Vending Machine Price Index, machine class compact countertop machine: median 4,999.99 GBP across 1 source, read 29 October 2026.
- The median is down 930.56 EUR since 28 October 2026 (was 4,069.44 EUR across 1).

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