Machines for transporting bottles and crates returned for reuse or recycling; machines for receiving and storing of bottles and crates returned for reuse or recycling; machines for transporting metal and plastic cans returned for recycling, machines for receiving and storing metal and plastic cans returned for recycling; bottle and can crushing machines, bottle and can compacting machines; crushing, flattening, fractionating, granulating and sorting machines for bottles and cans; conveyors for bottles and bottle feed out machines; conveyors for cans and can feed out machines; conveyor belts for use in returning crates; liquid container guiding machines, namely, machines for sorting containers to specified storage areas; vertical conveyors for bottles and bottle feed out machines; return machines, namely, automated machines for accepting and identifying the material properties and deposit or other reward value of empty rigid or semi-rigid containers for recycling and reuse of non-reward or non-refund bottles, cans, plastic materials, paper products, metal, waste or trash; return machines, namely, automated machines for accepting and identifying the material properties and deposit or other reward value of empty rigid or semi-rigid containers for recycling and reuse of rewardable or refundable bottles, cans, plastic materials, paper products, metal, waste or trash; bottle soft drop collecting machine, namely, a machine with a storage bin for raising and lowering a movable bottom for the purpose of avoiding the breakage of glass containers dropped into the bin; all of the foregoing for uses in the field of recycling

Spectrum analysers, namely, optical spectrometers used to recognize material types and material properties; diffractive optical elements, namely, diffractive gratings and synthetic composite holographic gratings for use in spectrum analyzers, namely, optical spectrometers used to recognize material types or material properties; electronically controlled apparatus for recognizing or identifying bottles or cans by color, type of material, information indicia, shape, weight, material transparency and material defects, namely, sorting data generating units as required for proper material recycling or item reuse; scanner and sensors for automatic identification and recognition of bottles or metal cans or beverages; electronically operated printers and displays, namely, return deposit ticket printers and information displays to instruct users and maintenance personnel on how to set up and use reverse vending machines; radio frequency tags and labels, namely, radio frequency based recycling and deposit information tags and labels; electronically or optically readable cards, namely, electronically or optically based recycling and deposit information cards; electronically or optically writable cards, namely, electronically or optically based recycling and deposit information cards; computer programs recorded on magnetic and electronic media for use with beverage container return vending machines; computer software and hardware for use with beverage container return vending machines; all of the foregoing for uses in the field of recycling