July 31 (Reuters) - Tomra Systems ASA TOM.OL :
* NEW SOUTH WALES (NSW) ENVIRONMENT MINISTER GABRIELLE UPTON ANNOUNCED ON SATURDAY THAT TOMRA'S JOINT VENTURE WITH CLEANAWAY(TOMRA-CLEANAWAY) HAD BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NETWORK OPERATOR FOR THE STATE'S CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEME
* TOMRA-CLEANAWAY HAS BEEN AWARDED THE NETWORK OPERATOR ROLE ACROSS THE WHOLE OF NSW
* THE SCHEME COMMENCEMENT DATE IS FROM DECEMBER 1, 2017
* THE CONTRACT AWARDED HAS A DURATION OF 5 YEARS WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR ANOTHER 4 YEARS