RecycleBank

Due to me recently pooping on the new rug, I have to do some community service. So, please stand by for a public service announcement ...

A new Philadelphia-based organization, RecycleBank, is offering rewards for household recycling. Their trucks pick up your recyclables, and their employees even sort it for you at the plant. All you have to do is place it in one of their specially-coded containers and haul it to the curb once a week. You earn 2.5 points for each pound of trash you recycle. Points can be redeemed for all sorts of rewards from companies like Stonyfield Farms and Bed Bath and Beyond. Service is currently limited to PA and parts of MA, CT, VA and NE, but you can request service using this link.

The coolest part of the program (at least to Woman) is that they track how much you are recycling and report it back to you in terms of how many trees or gallons of oil you have conserved. It's cool to be able to put your efforts into real traceable numbers.

So, if you have access to this service in your area, please use it! If you don't have access, please fill out the request sheet. Woman says recycling is very important. I don't usually listen to her, but it seems she might be right about this one.