RecycleBank, a Philadelphia area company whose programs tripled recycling rates in Philadelphia neighborhoods, won the 2006 Waste News Environmental Award at the Beneficial Byproducts Use Summit sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Waste News.

RecycleBank rewards homeowners with RecycleBank Dollars that can be redeemed at over 100 participating stores.

Each household receives a RecycleBank Recycling Container that has a barcode that is identified by the recycling truck which weighs each container and records the amount in a homeowner’s recycling account

RecycleBank supports a single stream recycling system that enables recyclers to deposit all of their recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, tin, aluminum) in one RecycleBank Container.

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12/8/2006