KB Kookmin Bank Installs Recycling Robot Vending Machines... Launches Eco-Friendly Campaign

A customer is using the recycling robot vending machine 'Nephron' installed at the main entrance of KB Kookmin Bank Yeouido Headquarters on the 31st.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kangwook Cho] KB Kookmin Bank announced on the 31st that it has installed the recycling robot vending machine 'Nephron' at the main entrance of its Yeouido headquarters and is conducting an eco-friendly campaign with customers.

KB Kookmin Bank plans to promote eco-friendly projects by raising donations through a matching grant method, where customers who use Nephron and redeem their points into their KB Kookmin Bank accounts by July 31 will have the bank donate the same amount.

'Nephron,' developed by the social venture Superbin, is a recycling collection robot that combines artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. When PET bottles or cans are inserted into the vending machine, it collects them by item type and awards points to the user's mobile phone number. When 2,000 points or more are accumulated, users can redeem them into an account under their name through the Superbin website.

In December last year, KB Kookmin Bank held an 'Eco-friendly Campaign Launch Ceremony to Raise Awareness of Resource Circulation' together with Superbin and the World Wide Fund for Nature Korea. Additionally, it has supported eco-friendly plastic reduction activities in seven schools in Seoul where Nephron machines are installed, encouraging students to participate and take action. Through this, the bank aims to establish an educational foundation that changes awareness about resource recycling and enhance environmental awareness among youth.

A KB Kookmin Bank official stated, "We will continue to cooperate with environmental NPOs (Non Profit Organizations), social ventures (companies or organizations established by social entrepreneurs to solve social problems), and others to continuously strive to improve environmental issues both domestically and internationally."

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