RecycleBank Rewards Pilot Program

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PROGRAM UPDATE: 

The pilot program has been extended through June 2010 for further evaluation.
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On June 29, 2009, the City of Mesa Solid Waste Management Department officially launched the RecycleBank incentive rewards pilot program in select neighborhoods throughout Mesa to test its effectiveness in increasing recycling participation.  Approximately 9,000 single family households have been asked to take part in the six-month pilot program.

Households within the pilot areas have had a microchip attached to their blue recycle barrel.  As the blue barrel is being serviced by the recycle truck, it will register that the barrel was placed out for collection.  Residents will then be awarded points for their participation.*  Earned points can then be redeemed for money saving offers at participating national and local retailers via the Internet or by calling RecycleBank Customer Service. 

To claim an award, residents will first need to enroll in the RecycleBank program. Registering is easy and there is no cost to participate in the program.  Customers wishing to activate their RecycleBank account may either visit www.recyclebank.com or call (888) 727-2978.

Numerous communities across the country are currently participating in the RecycleBank program and have achieved positive gains.  The results of Mesa’s pilot program will determine if the program becomes available citywide.

For more information about RecycleBank, visit www.recyclebank.com.  For information about the pilot program, call (480) 644-2221.

Has my neighborhood been selected to participate in the pilot program?

Pilot Program Area (.pdf 1 page)

District 1 Pilot Area (.pdf 1 page)
District 2 Pilot Area (.pdf 1 page)
District 3 Pilot Area (.pdf 1 page)
District 4 Pilot Area (.pdf 1 page)
District 5 Pilot Area (.pdf 1 page)
District 6 Pilot Area (.pdf 1 page)

What can I recycle in my blue barrel?

*Our long term goal is to award points based on the individual weight of each resident’s barrel.  Unfortunately, we have discovered that the onboard scale originally installed onto our recycle truck is not sufficient to meet the demands of our city’s automated collection system.  Our vendor is currently working on the issue to come up with a viable solution. Until then, individual container weights will not be able to be recorded or credited to the customer’s RecycleBank account.  RecycleBank will instead use a community weight based system where the total weight of the material collected will be divided by the total number of barrels placed out for service and all accounts will receive the same number of points.  We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.