Create a returnable plastics lottery system where reverse vending machines are used as "slot machines" and where any (authorized) plastic item could be deposited and where only very occasionally would the depositor win a (relatively) large dollar amount prize.
Reverse vending machines have already been invented
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About the Entrant
- Name:Thomas Brady
- Type of entry:individual
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- Number of times previously entering contest:2
- Thomas's hobbies and activities:piano, woodworking, classic car restoration
- Thomas is inspired by:I founded Plastic Technologies, Inc. (www.plastictechnologies.com) 35 years ago and have spent 40 years in the plastics industry designing, manufacturing, and selling plastic packaging to the major beverage, food, and personal care product brand owners. I therefore recognize the tremendous value that plastic packaging has meant to the world's food, healthcare, and personal care products industries.
- Patent status:none