And like a Coinstar for spent bottles and cans, Reimagine tallies up and rewards you for each item recycled, thanks a conveyor belt and optical scanner system that also sorts and crushes items.

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NeatReceipts is a mobile scanner and digital filing system that helps you manage all of your paperwork digitally.

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The laser system, which includes a low-cost, portable scanner, is extremely accurate, according to the research team, and it also still recognised surface patterns after the materials had been abused.

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The scanner does not require any expensive or confusing software and employs a new twin-roller feeding system to ensure that the photos are scanned evenly each time.

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If neither the scanner nor the Telecode department can appropriately identify the offending label, the package winds its way through the system to be inspected by hand.

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