Grab Malaysia is partnering KLEAN, Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd, and MRANTI to launch 18 AI-driven Reverse Vending Machines as part of a pilot project that can encourage recycling.
The vending machines allow users to deposit rinsed plastic food containers, scan the QR code, and redeem vouchers using collected KLEAN points.
The pilot project is set to run for a period of six months, with each fully operational RVM ready-to-accept plastic food containers, on top of aluminum cans and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles that are more commonly collected for recycling. These would then be collected by Asasrama Sdn Bhd, a certified processor, to recycle into raw materials such as new PP and PET pallets/flakes, eventually giving them a second life by turning them into new products including apparel, furniture fillings, and plastic furniture/boxes.
Grab’s collaboration with KLEAN, F&N, and MRANTI is part of Grab’s 4-lever approach to achieve Zero Packaging Waste to Nature by 2040.
