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    30 Aluminum Cans get you a Latte

    cmhindependent wrote 30 ALUMINUM CANS GET YOU A LATTE

    Wednesday, October 17, 2007

    How about starting an incentive-based recycling program similar to Philadelphia’s Recycle Bank? This recommendation may sound familiar since it played on NPR this morning.

    Recycle-Bank distributes green containers with identifying bar codes free of charge to any city resident. Collection trucks scan and weigh the containers to see how much is being recycled. Each participating household can earn up to 35 USD per month in the form of coupons to be used toward purchases at a major chain such as Starbucks. Participants can track and redeem their points online. Recycle-Bank makes a profit by charging the municipality about 24-30 USD per participating household which the City makes up in money saved in landfill fees.

    I think this is a brilliant option that needs to be further explored by the City of Columbus.

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