Patent ID: 8606633

Claim:
A method of recycling a periodical, the method comprising: receiving a periodical at a recycling device, the recycling device located at a retail merchant location; providing periodical information about the periodical to the recycling device in response to the periodical being received at the recycling device, wherein the periodical information defines subject matter of the content of the periodical; determining, by one or more processors, the subject matter of the content of the periodical from the periodical information, wherein the subject matter of the content of the periodical comprises a product, item, service or advertisement featured in the periodical; calculating, by the one or more processors, one or more marketing offers based on the subject matter of the content of the periodical and that relate to a product or service sold at the retail merchant location; displaying, by the one or more processors, the one or more of marketing offers at the recycling device; selecting, by the one or more processors, one or more of the marketing offers at the recycling device; and printing, by a printer at the recycling device, the one or more selected marketing offers.