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Ooty Debuts Milk ATM to Reduce Plastic Use
Ooty now has a machine that sells milk without using plastic sachets.
Aavin Nilgiris installed it near Uzhavar Sandhai in the Charing Cross area.
The machine can hold 200 litres of chilled milk.
People can bring their own bottles, cans or tumblers.
They can pay with cash, cards or UPI.
The machine gives them the amount of milk they paid for.
Its computer records how much milk remains and how long it has been stored.
This pilot project is intended to help reduce plastic waste in the hills.
Aavin Nilgiris installed Ooty’s first modern milk vending machine near Uzhavar Sandhai in the Charing Cross area.
The pilot scheme follows a Madras High Court direction to reduce plastic use in the hills.
The machine has a 200-litre insulated tank that keeps milk chilled at the desired temperature.
Customers can pay through UPI, debit cards or cash and use their own containers.
The system automatically dispenses the quantity purchased while monitoring stock, sanitation and possible tampering.
- Who
- Aavin Nilgiris installed the milk vending machine, following a direction from the Madras High Court.
- What
- Ooty’s first modern milk vending machine, or Milk ATM, was launched as a pilot scheme.
- Where
- Near Uzhavar Sandhai in the Charing Cross area of Ooty, in the Nilgiris.
- When
- The article does not specify when the machine was installed.
- Why
- To support bulk milk sales without single-use sachets and help reduce plastic use in the hills.
Key facts
- Operator
- Aavin Nilgiris
- Location
- Near Uzhavar Sandhai, Charing Cross, Ooty
- Capacity
- 200-litre insulated tank
- Payment methods
- UPI QR code, ATM debit cards and cash
- Customer containers
- Customers’ own containers, stainless-steel cans or tumblers
- Monitoring features
- Stock tracking, storage-time records, digital tampering detection, automated sanitation and centralised monitoring
- Plastic restrictions
- Twenty-two types of plastics are banned in the Nilgiris, including single-use plastic PET packaged water bottles
Quotes
Aavin sources
Sources from Aavin Nilgiris explaining the Milk ATM’s purpose and features
“This is a pilot scheme designed for the hills. The eco-friendly support installation contains a 200-litre insulated tank with an internal system to keep the milk chilled at the desired temperature. Customers can purchase milk in their own containers, stainless-steel cans or tumblers. The machine is designed to accept UPI QR-code payments, ATM debit cards and cash. Its system calculates the quantity corresponding to the amount paid and dispenses that volume automatically. Software connected to ”
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