vending machine

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A litter picking group has introduced a second reverse vending machine to the county that will offer rewards to people who recycle their cans and bottles.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Fujairah is like a "huge vending machine" for ships, Stanley added.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

With Anthropic, another major AI startup, you will stress-test the AI “agent” idea in the most journalistically responsible way possible: by putting a bot-powered vending machine in a newsroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

He used Find My to locate the phone — at a vending machine for used electronics miles away, close to an ICE detention center.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

We headed into a lobby with barely enough room for the sole vending machine.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben