Saturday, October 25, 2008

Carrollton to offer recycling rewards program

By Pegasus News wire

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:

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.

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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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Comments

Zach Lewis Verified

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 Verified

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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