| Communities and haulers look to you for leadership in single stream recycling. By offering households a convenient and rewarding way to recycle, you help haulers differentiate themselves and help municipalities increase their diversion rates. Your leadership with a rewards program creates a loyal customer and hauler base to ensure you a steady stream of high quality material for years to come. RecycleBank helps you to:
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Success Stories
Recycling Rates Increase 200 percent in Lincoln Nebraska
When people think about Nebraska, a sparsely populated state with fertile farmland, pristine lakes and natural prairies, recycling is the last thing that enters their minds. But believe it or not, even in this land of wide-open spaces where garbage disposal is not a problem, recycling rates now exceed many large cities.
“One of the reasons is RecycleBank,” said Dale Gubbels, president of Firstar Fiber, RecycleBank’s local materials recovery facility (MRF) partner. “Recycling rates in Lincoln have increased by more than 200 percent since we brought RecycleBank to town 18 months ago. Customer now recycle 70 pounds of recyclables per household each month, instead of the previous 20 to 30 pounds.” Gubbels said RecycleBank proves that people will recycle when it’s easy and convenient. Read more
“One of the reasons is RecycleBank,” said Dale Gubbels, president of Firstar Fiber, RecycleBank’s local materials recovery facility (MRF) partner. “Recycling rates in Lincoln have increased by more than 200 percent since we brought RecycleBank to town 18 months ago. Customer now recycle 70 pounds of recyclables per household each month, instead of the previous 20 to 30 pounds.” Gubbels said RecycleBank proves that people will recycle when it’s easy and convenient. Read more

FAQs
We want to educate customers to call RecycleBank for rewards and account related questions, but continue to contact their hauler for service related issues.
Why and how does a resident activate their RecycleBank account? What happens if they don’t?
Residents must activate their accounts in order to begin receiving RecycleBank Reward Points. Activating an account can be done online or by calling a customer care representative. Activation helps us to verify household information and help the participant engage in our program. An engaged RecycleBank home tends to recycle more!
When can residents start using their Points?
Participants may begin using Points immediately upon registering with RecycleBank, as long as they have accrued enough Points to use for redemption.
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