Abstract: A system and computer program product for communicating with a recycling user during recycling activities of a recycling vehicle, including: receiving recycling user information, associated with a recycling user via a web-based user interface, having a street address, contact information, a reward point total and recycling data associated with the recycling user; associating a unique identifier with the recycling user; periodically storing and updating the recycling user information in an account identified by the unique identifier in the database; converting the street address into a recycling user geographic coordinate; periodically receiving a recycling vehicle geographic coordinate associated with the real-time location of a recycling vehicle via a wireless network; comparing the received recycling vehicle geographic coordinate with the recycling user geographic coordinate and determining whether the received recycling vehicle geographic coordinate associated with the recycling user geographic coordinate

Abstract: A system and computer program product for managing an online recycling operation, including uniquely associating one or more recyclable products with unique identifiers and other product information stored in a database, receiving information associated with the one or more recyclable products, periodically storing and updating the information associated with the one or more recyclable products in the database, associating the unique identifier with a recycling user having user account information stored in the database, updating the reward point total based on an activity of the recycling user, communicating the product information and the user account information to the recycling user over a network, communicating rewards that are available in exchange for reward points to the recycling user over the network, and redeeming reward points upon demand by the recycling user over the network. Each recyclable product includes indicia that uniquely identifies the recyclable product.

Abstract: A system, computer program product for managing and tracking recyclable products. The computer program product includes computer codes for uniquely associating one or more recyclable products with unique identifiers and other product information stored in a database, receiving tracking information associated with the one or more recyclable products, periodically storing and updating the tracking information in the database, associating the unique identifier with a recycling user having user account information stored in the database, updating the reward total based on a recycling activity of the recycling user, and updating the reward total based on a recycling activity of the recycling user. Each recyclable product includes indicia that is both a unique scannable identifier and a visual indicator that the recyclable product is recyclable. The visual indicator is arranged to encourage recycling.