{"id":11339,"date":"2023-03-22T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recycleme.eco\/?p=11339"},"modified":"2024-12-13T15:40:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:40:41","slug":"recyclemich-app-wins-international-recycling-heroes-award-2023-from-the-global-recycling-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recycleme.eco\/en\/blog\/recyclemich-app-wins-international-recycling-heroes-award-2023-from-the-global-recycling-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"RecycleMich app wins international Recycling Heroes Award 2023 from the Global Recycling Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Inhaltsverzeichnis<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#Ausgezeichnete\">Awarded waste reducers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Globale\">Global collections defy obstacles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#RecycleMich\">RecycleMich app for the benefit of all involved<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Mit\">Win prizes with recycling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vienna, 22.03.2023 \u2013 The Global Recycling Foundation in London has awarded the \u201cRecycleMich\u201d app with a Recycling Heroes Award 2023. The app gamifies the correct disposal of packaging and rewards it with attractive prizes. The competition was held for the fourth time on the occasion of the annual Global Recycling Day and honours companies that recycle sensibly even in economically challenging times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austria\u2019s first recycling app \u201cRecycleMich\u201d is thus one of a select group of ten international award winners who have demonstrated special creativity and innovation in collecting recyclables over the past twelve months. The app helps consumers throughout Austria to properly dispose of empty packaging made of plastic or metal. To do this, it scans the barcode of the product, finds the appropriate recycling container and shows the correct disposal route. Those who successfully collect receive points and get the chance to win attractive prizes. \u201cWe are very excited about the Recycling Heroes Award 2023. We are the first Austrian initiative to have succeeded in this,\u201d says Stefan Siegl* from the RecycleMe GmbH\u2019s RecycleMich initiative. \u201cMovements like this should make us aware that our raw materials are finite and being used up far too quickly. Despite numerous global climate initiatives, the recycling potential is not fully utilised. Therefore, such awards are all the more significant.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Ausgezeichnete\">Awarded waste reducers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Global Recycling Foundation recognises not only companies, but also individuals and communities with the \u201cRecycling Heroes\u201d. The decisive factor is the recycling contribution in the last twelve months. The Recycling Hero 2023 election focused on the three Rs \u2013 Reuse, Reduce &amp; Recycle. The ten winners were selected based on the criteria of resource efficiency and waste reduction and will each receive prize money of 1,000 US dollars.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Globale\">Global collections defy obstacles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is inspiring to see how award winners from all over the world, despite legal and financial obstacles, repeatedly implement successful recycling initiatives and win over the population to collect recyclables,\u201d says Ines Kilnhofer Head of Marketing of the RecycleMich initiative. \u201cIn Austria, the biggest bottleneck is still the collection in households. We want to lead all packaging back into the cycle in order to produce new packaging from it again. A survey on our app shows that more than 40 percent of our users have improved their recycling behaviour through the RecycleMich app. This shows us, that we are making a difference with our initiative. We will use the prize money to benefit the RecycleMich community and invest it in our competition prizes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"RecycleMich\">RecycleMich app for the benefit of all involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The app is an important part in closing the loop. Because circular economy can only work, if all consumers participate. \u201cWith the RecycleMich app, we have the right tool to encourage people to collect their empty packaging properly,\u201d says Ines Kilnhofer. However, Austria has a considerable amount of catching up to do in the collection and recycling of plastic packaging. So far, only one in four packages is sent for high-quality recycling. To reach the EU target by 2025, Austria must double its quota.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Mit\">Win prizes with recycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who dispose of empty packaging with the RecycleMich app can, with a little luck, also win prizes such as shopping vouchers from Lidl or ADAMAH BioHof. By documenting correct disposal, points can be collected which are automatically entered into prize draws. RecycleMich now has numerous partners, such as Coca-Cola, Eckes-Granini and Henkel. Users even receive bonus points for disposing of products from the partner companies. In addition, there is a monthly chance to win great monthly prizes, such as a six-month subscription to the streaming provider Sky Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>*<em>Note: Stefan Siegl no longer works for our company. Your new contact person for RecycleMich is Ines Kilnhofer. If you have any questions about RecycleMich, please contact us at hallo@recyclemich.at.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d25b6741 alignfull\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-da305088\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-134651e7 gb-headline-text\">Weitere Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vienna, 22.03.2023 \u2013 The Global Recycling Foundation in London has awarded the \u201cRecycleMich\u201d app with a Recycling Heroes Award 2023. The app gamifies the correct disposal of packaging and rewards it with attractive prizes. 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