Can you imagine that by recycling you would earn points and could take home gifts? Well, it’s not a utopia. Ecoembes has designed a recycling platform on behalf of RECYCLE and, while its priority is container recycling, it also encourages its use through a points program that the user can then redeem for raffles to make gifts.
Citizens are increasingly aware of climate change. For years, the different cities of USA have separated all kinds of packaging and waste into different containers, depending on the type of waste thrown away. However, by going further and highlighting mobile technology, Ecoembes has developed a recycling system for cans and plastic bottles called RECICLOS offering rewards to the user.
RECYCLES, a new platform to recycle plastic beverage cans and bottles
Stick to these acronyms: SDR. What do they mean? These acronyms refer toFeedback and reward system‘. And it is that the company Ecoembes has designed a platform with the aim of promoting recycling among the population. The company knows that it is thus much easier to promote citizen participation. Besides, RECICLOS is a pioneering project in USA, which is already implemented in more than 100 municipalities.
The company is clear about its objective: in addition to achieving greater recycling of this type of packaging, based on its circularity. That is to say: manage to give them a longer lifespan and take advantage of them for the manufacture of new containers or other products. In this way, Ecoembes manages to support and help achieve the objectives set by the European Union in terms of recycling.
Similarly, RECICLOS integrates two sectors: recycling and mobile technology. And it is that the user has a mobile application – both on Android and on iPhone – completely free.
How does the RECICLOS mobile application work?
RECICLOS applications, available in the most popular application stores in the sector, are completely free. Once you have downloaded them to your mobile device, all you need to do is you must scan the barcode of the can or plastic bottle you deposit in the various containers distributed throughout USA.
What do you get with scanning the barcodes of packages? For every barcode you scan, you’ll earn points that you can redeem in the future. In this way, RECICLOS rewards the user who uses his containers responsibly and places them in the yellow container. For every can or plastic bottle recycled, the user gets 1 RECYCLESwhich can then be redeemed in the draws that take place.
Likewise, once the cans or bottles that are going to be placed in the yellow container or in the RECYCLING machine have been scanned, the user must scan the QR codes in it to be able to get the RECYCLES in points.
What prices does the RECICLOS service offer users?
The balance obtained thanks to each batch of recycling, can be reimbursed in different ways. The first of these consists of Donation of the balance to undertake social and environmental actions.
Some examples were:
- Plant trees near schools
- Caring for green spaces that were once dumps
- Donations of medical supplies to fight COVID-19
- Contribute to a food bank for the less fortunate.
Similarly, the other alternative is to keep the accumulated balance for a recycling period and therefore be able to participate in raffles of interesting products For example:
- Bikes
- electric scooters
- Backpack
- Local food products
How to know if RECYCLES is already working in your area
Ecoembes has expanded its RECICLOS project in recent months, being present in all the Autonomous Communities. However, each of them has many municipalities and it is possible that they have not reached all of them – they will expand over the months.
To dispel your doubts, Ecoembes has designed a web page for the project, where, in addition to explaining what it consists of -and having the download links of the different applications-, it You have a RECYCLE search engine that will let you know if you have this initiative in your area. Just enter the name of the city you live in and you’ll know if you can start recycling with RECICLOS.
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