mumbai three reverse vending machines rvm so called because they recycle plastic bottles have been installed at the mumbai airport terminal 2 said the airport spokesperson three more will be installed at terminal 1 in the second phase said mumbai international airport ltd mial the machine each of which has the capacity to accept and compress 450 bottles per hour and can compress about 70 of the waste so that it can be easily transported to recyclers thus saving key resources emissions cost liable for transportation and logistics it said in 2019 the mumbai airport initiated the plastic ban in all its logistics and operations including retail food and beverages and partner airlines processes it said adding that implementation of this initiative had made mumbai airport 100 singleuse plastic free moreover in the long run the rvms will help reduce carbon emissions by approximately 125 tco2e annually with about 85 tons of allowed pet water bottle waste being recycled said mial the rvms have a unique feature of rewarding the user recycling pet bottles with zingbus myntra swiggy coupons and many more options to avoid use of paper in printing few coupons offer will be shared with rvm donors through sms it addedthis initiative aims to spread awareness of recycling of single use plastic waste the added advantages would be a reduction in indirect emission of carbon in pet bottle manufacturing process which is part of mumbai airports drive to net zero carbon emission it addedthe airport spokesperson added as a global airport over the years we have implemented various pathbreaking green initiatives be it with regards to carbon neutrality utilization of solar energy recycling waste and generating organic compost releasing a sustainability report as per the gri standards among many such initiatives having already initiated a plastic ban in 2019 installation of rvms is an addition to aid in reduction of resource consumption waste reduction indirect carbon emissions and every action in our fight against zero landfill waste