TOMRA creates sensor-based solutions for optimal resource productivity – helping their customers increase their financial results and reduce their environmental impact. TOMRA was founded in 1972 and started out with design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. TOMRA is active in more than 80 markets worldwide with total revenues of NOK ~4.75 billion in 2014. With more than 2,500 employees, TOMRA is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. TOMRA products and services fall within two main business areas: Collection Solutions (including the business streams reverse vending and material recovery) and Sorting Solutions (including the business streams recycling, mining, food and specialty products). A spirit of entrepreneurship, a passion for innovation and a focus on finding solutions guide TOMRA to this day. From the world’s first reverse vending machine in 1972, all the way to providing the most innovative sensor-based sorting solutions today, TOMRA has continuously redefined what it means to be innovative.