RecycleBank Rewards People For Recycling
From Planet Green:
RecycleBank was started by two high school friends who have figured out how to get people to take good, green actions: reward them.
RecycleBank rewards people by giving them points based on how much they recycle. They can then redeem their points at a variety of stores and outlets. Or, if they don’t want points, people can donate their credit to charitable causes, like the Green Schools program.
Today, RecycleBank serves over one million people across 20 states in the United States, and that number continues to grow every week. They are already operating in the UK, the program will launch service in Europe this summer, and they have received prestigious awards from the U.N, amongst others. To date, RecycleBank members have collectively saved over 4.4 million trees and over 295 million gallons of gas through weekly recycling efforts. Possibly one of the best parts of the deal, though, is over 40-50% of all rewards redeemed are at local businesses.
To find out more on how you can sign-up for RecycleBank, head over to recyclebank.com.
How the RecycleBank works:
Read the full post on Planet Green.
Photo by dreamymo, flickr.
- Posted by Causecast
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