Noise? - the Ecoverter makes little noise.  It is comparable with  a can being thrown into a bin of cans coupled with a background noise comparable to a computer booting up.  It is not intrusive.

Heat? - the Ecoverter does not get hot.  The movement is limited to mechanical functions that do not generate excessive heat.  The power source is electric and therefore not heat producing.

Accidents? - The consumer should not get close to the functional parts. These are encased in the body of the machine and consumers’  interface is at a 'vending' style front. 
No problems arise from people getting clothing caught in the mechanism - they do not have access to moving parts.

Vision? - It is envisaged that as much as possible of the functional mechanism is exposed to the public, where requested.  It is important they understand the process - as simple as it is.  A see-through screen can be included where appropriate i.e. for schools.

Containers? - partly filled containers travel the system in a normal way - liquids do not violate the system in any way.  Similarly containers do not have to be clean.  The machine reads the shape and/or bar-code of the container.  Only if it is not registered will it be rejected.

Unrecognised objects? - Alien or foreign objects will be rejected and may be disposed of separately.

Maintenance? - The technology is not complicated.  Regular cleaning is required on a par with vending machines.  Emptying of the recovered material bins is easy and clean.  All other maintenance is carried out by Recycling Options.

Capacity? - the capacity of one container every two second provides a capacity of >100,000 per week!  Multi-material supermarket units are designed to handle much higher throughput to accommodate respective consumer footfall which may be around 40,000 people each week!