A cutting-edge AI-powered counting machine has been launched for a recycling container depot in Dandenong South.
The CountAIner machine operated by Recycle-it can process up to 1400 containers in 40 seconds, cutting time and effort for customers taking part in the Container Deposit Scheme Victoria (CDS Vic).
It uses advanced artificial intelligence algorithms to swiftly and accurately count a wide range of eligible containers.
“Our investment in CountAIner represents a significant leap forward in container deposit scheme technology,” Return-It chief executive Marc Churchin said.
“It offers our customers the fastest and most efficient way to return their containers and redeem their refunds making the process quicker and easier than ever before.”
The CountAltner had been in development for up to four years in collaboration with Machine X up.
Unique to the Southern Hemisphere, the second generation Canadian device has analysed more than 80 million images of different drink containers in varied conditions until its algorithm was fully refined in September.
Return-It has also invested in technology to count bulk loads of containers at other depots, including the Singulator (250 containers per minute) at Springvale, Hallam, Pakenham, Dromana and Traralgon Depots.
At Cranbourne, a RVM Mega (200 containers per minute) is employed.
CDS Vic – a State Government initiative – provides a 10-cent refund for every eligible drink container returned.
