TOMRA was founded on an innovation in 1972 that began with the design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. Today TOMRA continues to innovate and provide cutting-edge solutions for optimal resource productivity within two main business areas: Collection Solutions (reverse vending and material recovery) and Sorting Solutions (food, recycling, and mining).

TOMRA is active in more than 80 markets worldwide with total revenues of NOK ~6.6 billion in 2016. TOMRA has approximately 3,500 employees and is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

TOMRA with its customers, suppliers and partners, helped avoid the emissions of approximately 25 million tons of CO2 worldwide in 2016.