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• • • ALLIED WASTE RecycleBank - Allied Waste & RecycleBank: Frequently Asked Questions for the Minneapolis /St. Paul Marketplace Question: What is RecycleBank? Answer: RecycleBank is the premier rewards and loyalty program that motivates people to recycle and to engage in environmentally virtuous activities. RecycleBank and Allied Waste have an exclusive partnership to provide these rewards in the Greater Twin Cities area. Question: How do I earn RecycleBank Points? Answer: Your Allied Waste Single Sort RecycleBank Recycling cart will be emptied on your normal every- other -week recycling schedule. Allied Waste recycling customers earn rewards based on their equal share of the total amount that their entire community recycles. We take the total weight and divide that number equally among the households that recycled that day. Easy! Question: Is RecycleBank available in my community and if not, when will it be? Answer: RecycleBank will be introduced to Minnesota communities throughout early 2009 and we hope to be offering it to you soon. Question: Do I have to be an Allied Waste customer in order to receive the RecycleBank Rewards? Answer: Yes. You need to be an Allied Waste residential services customer with a Single Sort Recycling cart. Additionally, some cities have recycling contracts with Allied Waste- - we'II be discussing this program with them very soon to try to get them to add this benefit for you! Question: How do I start receiving rewards for Recycling? Answer: RecycleBank has teamed up exclusively with Allied Waste to deliver these rewards to their customers in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul Metro Area. To become an Allied Waste and RecycleBank customer, please call your local Allied Waste office. To find your local office, please click here. http: / /www.alliedwastetwincities.com /service - area.php Question: How many points can I earn each month for recycling? Answer: The more you recycle, the more you earn. You can earn up to 420 RecycleBank Rewards Points a month for recycling or up to a total of 5,400 RecycleBank Reward points per year from recycling. Question: How many pounds must I recycle in order to earn points? Answer: For every 1 pound recycled a participant will earn 2.5 RecycleBank Points.