‘Forest’ of carbon dioxide-sucking vending machines planned in Japan


Japan has about four million vending machines, which are used to dispense everything from toys to caviar. - Reuters

TOKYO (Bloomberg): One of Japan’s leading drinks makers is planning an unorthodox way to cut its carbon emissions, utilising a ubiquitous device in the nation: the vending machine.

The soft drinks arm of Tokyo-based Asahi Group Holdings Ltd said it plans to test out new machine next month containing a material that "absorbs carbon dioxide” as it sucks in air to cool or warm the drinks inside.

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