Recycling house waste is a dirty business and experience proved that effective recycling begins with sorting at source. To a great degree this was done by the ubiquitous rag picker. But attempts by Delhi government to persuade housewives to sort out waste by giving them different colored waste bins has mixed results. This start-up in USA , Recycle Bank, attempts to persuade households by economic incentives. Customers are given a special recycling bin (each has a unique RFID tag built in) in which they can recycle glass, plastic, metal, paper and cardboard. The recycling trucks identify each container and weigh the contents, crediting the household.The more a customer recycles, the more “RecycleBank Dollars” he or she earns, which can be redeemed for discounts at over 250 different businesses.Customers can track and manage their recycling and rewards through RecycleBank’s web site.
source: earth2tech
Tags: House hold waste
