RecycleBank (in select areas) is a fantastic way to “go green”, and be rewarded for your recycling efforts. Here is how it works:
Step 1:: Place all your recyclable materials into one cart for curbside pick up.
Step 2:: Carts have an identification tag that is recorded by the recycling truck.
Step 3:: The amount recycled is converted into RecycleBank Points, which you can use to order rewards.
What kind of rewards? CVS $/$$ coupons, to name one! (my favorite)
“RecycleBank not only helps divert trash from landfills through increased recycling activities, but it also rewards members for recycling with RecycleBank Reward Points.
Currently, our curbside members can earn 2.5 RecycleBank points for each pound of recyclable materials.”
If you are lucky enough to live in one of the following states, check to see if RecycleBank is available in your community:
Delaware
Massachusetts
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Vermont
RecycleBank also has a contact form on their website where you can submit a request for service in your area. They will then contact you if and when it becomes available.
I certainly hope they come to Texas!
If you have tried RecycleBank, what do you think?
Interesting concept. I wonder why it hasn’t caught on in other cities. How do they weigh how much of each item you have recycled? It could take a long time to weigh the glass, cardboard, aluminum, etc. I feel like we give so much of our recycling for free to the city. Well, everybody does, I guess. I tried holding on to our recycling and then taking it once a month to a local center. Wow! It got messy, stinky, and I just kept putting it off. This company would really help save some extra money for lots of families. Great find!
Yea, I hope they come to GA too. I was reading on my trash pick ups site that they do recycling and I haven’t followed up. I’ll have to add that to my to do list. Bad thing is no one in my neighborhood does it. … maybe I can be the leader! 🙂
Oh man! Of course Texas isnt doing it! lol
Scott- good question, I believe they explain the whole process on their website. They can even work with an existing municipality.
Petula- Go for it! You could inspire your whole neighborhood.
Megan- I know, I thought the same thing! LOL Texas is so behind on the Green movement.
I wrote to my town council to ask about getting it in our town!!!