RecycleBank encourages people to recycle by rewarding households with points for their efforts. These points are redeemable at local and national retailers, restaurants, grocers, and more.

In the city, nearly 32,000 households received new 95 gallon recycling carts outfitted with special tags that connect the address with individual RecycleBank accounts. Recycling trucks read the identification tags during recycling pick up and record the weight of recyclables. Weight of collections is converted into points that can be used to "shop" for rewards from hundreds of businesses in more than 20 categories.

After activating their RecycleBank accounts, Hollywood residents can log on to www.RecycleBank.com or call 888-727-2978 to redeem rewards from local reward partners such as Publix, Winn-Dixie, Sage Oyster Bar, Ocean Alley, Café Italia, SAS Martini Lounge, Little Bakery, Yoga One Yoga Studio, Dandee Donuts, Vocelli Pizza and many more. Residents can also choose from a host of national partners such as Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Seventh Generation, Burt´s Bees, CVS/pharmacy, The Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, and more. There is also an option to donate Points to local school environmental programs through the RecycleBank Green Schools Program. Similar to frequent flier programs, the more a family recycles, the more RecycleBank points each household earns.

Contact Waste & Recycling News reporter Amanda Smith-Teutsch at 330-865-6166 or asmith-teutsch@crain.com