RecycleBank Program

Recyclebank Program

Recyclebank is a program that rewards individuals for recycling and other positive environmental behaviors. Eligible households earn points relative to how much they recycle and those points can be redeemed for coupons or gift cards from businesses or donated to local environmental programs.

In August 2009, the City partnered with Recyclebank to conduct a field test involving approximately 10,000 households in its Blue Cart Recycling program areas. The field test was designed to measure, understand and improve recycling rates in Blue Cart areas.

Recyclebank’s contract expires April 1, 2011 and will not be renewed.

What this means for Recyclebank Customers:

Your Recyclebank Points will expire if you have no redemption or earn activity for 12 months. However, you can continue to earn points for activities outside of recycling at home.

Check out the “Earn Points” section at Recyclebank.com to see the green actions for which you can receive points. Actions like learning about green activities, referring friends, and using a points code for actions like pledging to recycle certain product packaging or other green actions.

Recyclebank has teamed up Citizens Utility Board (CUB) to offer all residents the CUB Energy Saver Program at no cost to you. When you join and participate, you’ll learn valuable energy-saving tips that, when applied, will not only save you money and help protect our resources, but reward you with everyday savings for reducing your energy consumption. Check it out online at www.CUBEnergySaver.com.

The Recyclebank customer care team can be reached at 888.727.2978 if you have any questions about your points.
If you have questions about Blue Cart, you can call the Blue Cart Recycling Hotline at 312.744.5702.

What this means for Recyclebank Rewards Partners:

Chicago residents can continue to earn points for activities outside of home recycling, and their existing points are still valid at your store as long as they have account activity during a 12 month period. Some of the other green activities that residents can earn points for include referring friends, learning about green activities, and using points code for actions like pledging to recycle select cereal boxes and vitamin bottles.

You can still expect to see members come to your store with Recyclebank rewards, although perhaps less frequently.