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Recycle Bank and Cherry Hill, NJ: Increasing Recycling Rates




Cherry Hill, NJ Logo RecycleBank helps communites increase participation in their recycling programs via incentives.  The incentives take the form of awards that can be used at participaing local stores.
 

"Cherry Hill [NJ] was looking for a cost-effective way to reduce waste and curb rising landfill fees, and double ... its existing recycling program. By offering a reward-based initiative and streamlining recycling efforts, RecycleBank makes it easy for citizens to participate in the program. "RecycleBank Logo


"... RecycleBank ... provides communities with a cost-effective and environmentally conscious solution to the rising cost of waste collection."

"RecycleBank ... [provides] ... tools to quickly and easily measure the amount of material each home recycles. ... then converted into RecycleBank reward dollars that can be used with hundreds of local and national reward partners. ..."

Via:  Recycle Bank   Link

Via:  Cherry Hill, NJ  Link

Just what is Recycle Bank?

" ... a rewards program that motivates people to recycle. It does this by quickly and easily measuring the amount ... each home recycles and then converting that activity into RecycleBank reward dollars that can be used at hundreds of local and national rewards partners. RecycleBank is simple to implement, market-driven and proven to work, saving municipalities money and rewarding citizens for their environmental stewardship ..."

 

Via:  Recycle Bank   Link

Via:  Cherry Hill, NJ  Link

 

Posted by Green Dude on April 30, 2008 06:06 AM |




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