Recycle Coach: 5 Reasons Why You Should Go Premium

Those of you using Recycle Coach’s free Inform account will know all the benefits that come with it – complete set-up and maintenance support, a free mobile app with a matching web app for your website and Facebook page, personalized collection schedules, reminders (including holiday change reminders), and educational blogs for your residents.

However, with so many features you get for free, you may be wondering why on earth would you ever pay for a premium Engage or Educate account. That’s a reasonable question to ask, but there are actually numerous reasons why you should consider a premium package for your municipality.

Let’s take a look at 5 reasons why you should choose a premium Recycle Coach package: 

1. Residents will instantly find out if an item is recyclable with ‘What Goes Where?‘.

In a 2014 online poll by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and Earth911, 65% of respondents said they are not sure what plastics are acceptable in curbside collection, and this confusion leads to contaminated recycling. The ‘What Goes Where?’ tool aims to overcome this barrier and provide residents with disposal information that’s customized to your specific program. 

Residents will be able to use it on your existing web app, Facebook app, and mobile app:

With digital assistants as the ‘next big thing’  – we’ve integrated our ‘What Goes Where?’ database with Google Home and Alexa. Finding out if a household item is recyclable is now as easy as “OK Google, ask Recycle Coach if I can recycle an aerosol can”. 

Facebook messenger is already such a popular communication platform, and now residents can use it to find out how to dispose of an item. It’s as easy as sending Recycle Coach a message on Facebook to activate the chatbot.

2. Send real-time notifications directly to residents.  

Send emergency and non-emergency notifications directly to your resident through push notifications, e-mail, or Twitter.

Emergency notifications come in handy when bad weather or other situations occur. Residents appreciate real-time messages to let them know what’s happening.  Target the specific zones that are affected. For non-emergency notifications, boost event attendance, let residents know about upcoming consultations or program changes, address contamination issues, and more.

If you don’t have time to schedule them, let us know the details and we’ll schedule it for you!

3. Educate residents with tips that go with their reminders. 

Reminder messages help you educate residents with simple recycling tips, seasonal messages, and event reminders that can be added to the reminders residents are already receiving.

4. Access to the ‘What type of recycler are you?’ quiz.

The ‘What type of recycler are you?’ quiz’s primary purpose is to engage residents in recycling by gently encouraging them to question their knowledge about recycling. This self realization often leads to greater engagement in recycling.

Residents will be able to see how they did compared to others in the area, find out the preferred answers for each question, and become enrolled in an e-mail based learning program based on their results.

5. Allow residents to report problems right from their smartphones.  

Whether it’s a missed collection, potholes, or graffiti, allow residents to immediately report problems and reduce phone calls. Plus, residents can take a photo to send with the report so you’ll know exactly what they’re talking about!