Coca-Cola Installs Vending Machines with Living Green Tops

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Coca-Cola Japan Co. announced the launch of what it calls new eco-friendly "green roof" beverage vending machines on September 15, 2010. By attaching green sheets containing a combination of a kind of moss known as "sunagoke" and artificial turf onto the top of the machine, the company expects to lower the unit's surface temperature and thereby reduce energy consumption by improving cooling efficiency.

The machine also incorporates a heat pump function that operates with a refrigerant that contants no hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), using this function to warm some beverages with the heat produced by cooling other beverages. The green sheet has a superior ability to adapt to weather conditions, as the moss stops growing during dry periods in summer and the snow season in winter.

As a trial, Tokyo Coca-Cola Bottling Co., installed two machines in Jiyugaoka, a fashionable area in Tokyo, where the community is promoting the conservation of trees lining the city street. The company will donate a portion of sales proceeds to a local environmental foundation, and believes these units will improve environmental awareness in places where people gather.

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Posted: 2010/12/29 06:00:15 AM