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Consumers could reclaim the deposit by returning the container to retailers and hospitality premises that sell such single-use products to take away, or to specially-designed reverse vending machines.

Founded in 2010, the Chinese toy maker has seen enormous success overseas for its artist-designed collectibles, growing to around 500 retail shops and 2,500 toy vending machines in 30 countries.

For Cloie-May, 17, from Bangor, Gwynedd, extra support via the EMA means she can buy a drink or snack from the vending machine without worrying too much about the cost.

And in 2022, food delivery company DoorDash shut down Chowbotics — the company behind a robotic salad-making vending machine — roughly 18 months after it purchased the startup because it didn’t live up to expectations.

Still wobbly, he fell onto a vending cart and lay on his back, looking up at the reincarnated sky as it faded to pink.