US 2011/0258128 A1 · RECYCLE PROGRAM

Abstract

A system and method for automating the activities associated with a recycling program and to improve recycling participation. The recycling program adapts social science principles to significantly increase long term participating rates in the recycling activities by promoting positive behavioral changes to encourage higher participation in the recycling program by implementing group dynamic features relating to group decision making. One aspect of the invention is that it provides financial incentives in the form of rewards coupons to anyone engaged in recycling through a Rewards for Recycling Community Club and the coupons are redeemable at participating merchants who contribute the rewards coupons as members of the community recycling club.

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Dependent claims

A method for automating various phases of a recycling program, said method being centralized on at least one server and carried out over a distributed computer network to a plurality of client computers, said method comprising the steps of:

establishing a recycling for rewards community club unit having users in defined group members;
creating a recycling record for each user in each of said defined group members;
receiving information from a plurality of sources including computer input devices, user databases, facsimile equipment, and electronic mail systems;
associating at least some of said information to said recycling record using a recycling identifier associated with said recycling record;
and storing said received information on said at least one server in association with said recycling record.

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