Saturday, October 25, 2008
Carrollton to offer recycling rewards program
In keeping with the goal to be more innovative and advanced, the City of Carrollton has joined with Allied Waste to be the first city in Texas to offer benefits for recycling through RecycleBank, a premier rewards and loyalty program, beginning December 1. Residents of Carrollton will be able to earn RecycleBank Points based upon the amount of recycling that is collected from their neighborhood; these points can be redeemed for rewards and discounts at both local and national restaurants and retailers.
A simple break down of how the program will work:
• ID tags will be attached to existing recycling carts during the weeks of October 27 through November 21.
• During this timeframe, Carrollton residents are asked to place their recycling cart curbside or in their alley on normal collection days, even if empty, and leave it out all day for Allied Waste to attach the tag.
• Each ID tag has a unique, individual number that will be read upon pick up and will associate each cart to the address the recycling is picked up from.
• RecycleBank will then track recycling efforts of every household and the total weight recycled by each neighborhood route.
• The weight recycled will then determine how many points each household along the route will receive. The more a neighborhood recycles, the more RecycleBank Points they will earn.
• On December 1, RecycleBank Points accumulation can begin.
With the implementation of this new program, collection of waste and recycling materials is changing beginning December 1. Trash will be collected in the morning on normal collection days and recycling will be collected that same afternoon.
Photo not provided by City of Carrollton
One would think swimming in old plastic bottles was reward enough to recycle.
Personal accounts can be activated by visiting RecycleBank.com; after activation Carrollton residents can then log on and redeem their RecycleBank Points for rewards. For those who prefer a friendly voice, they can call RecycleBank’s Customer Care line toll free at 1.888.727.2978.
Currently, RecycleBank has more than 400 local and national reward partners dedicated to the mission of encouraging communities and households to recycle. National partners include Target.com, CVS/pharmacy, Coca Cola and Kraft Foods. Local reward partners include Little Gym, CD Addict, Super H MART, Firehouse Subs and dozens of other Carrollton retailers and restaurants.
Carrollton residents will soon receive a RecycleBank Activation Mailer to further describe the rewards program and assign each household an account number. Each personal RecycleBank account must be activated in order to start accumulating RecycleBank Points and reaping the rewards. Residents will receive 40 bonus RecycleBank Points just for activating their account! It’s a WIN-WIN for the community, local businesses, the City of Carrollton and the environment.
For more information, visit RecycleBank.com or call Allied Waste Services at 972-422-2341.
Source: City of Carrollton
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Zach Lewis, says:
I think this is a good idea, and an all around "win" for all involved. The city/allied waste will make more $ by increasing the recycle revenue. The homeowners like me will be more likely to recycle more, and will be rewarded for doing so.
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Zach Lewis, says:
They are saying that the bottom has fallen out of the recycle business. Some cities are down %75 in profit/revenue created by the programs. I wonder if this will impact this program as well.
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