A substance recovery apparatus

An apparatus for recovering a substance from rejected delivery systems, the apparatus comprising:

• a transport system configured to receive a rejected delivery system and convey it along a conveyance path in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a rejected delivery system, wherein the transport system comprises at least one transport member, the at least one transport member being at least one rotary drum;
• a fluid conduit configured to direct a jet of gas into a first end of a rejected delivery system from an opposite end of a rejected delivery system, whilst a rejected delivery system is transported along said portion of the conveyance path.

A delivery system manufacturing system including an inspection station and a rejection path for delivery systems rejected by the inspection station, and the apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims positioned to receive rejected delivery systems conveyed along the rejection path.

A method of extracting a substance from a rejected delivery system, the method comprising:

• feeding a rejected delivery system onto a first transport member and conveying the rejected delivery system along a conveyance path in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rejected delivery system;
• engaging the rejected delivery system received on the first transport member with an endless flexible belt to retain the rejected delivery system on the first transport member;
• directing a jet of gas into a first end of the rejected delivery system being conveyed along the conveyance path, and which is retained on the first transport member by the endless flexible belt, to expel a substance from an opposite end of the rejected delivery system.