♻ Recycling, reimagined · Windsor, ON

Turn your recyclables into real impact.

Snap a photo of your cans and bottles. Our AI counts them in seconds, a local collector picks them up — and the deposit refund goes to work: for local collectors, or a charity you choose. Zero effort, real impact.

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A real RecyclingNet pickup bin with cans and bottles, boxed by our detection model

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AI DETECTED

9 items

1.59 kg CO₂ saved

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How it works

Four taps from clutter to climate impact

Snap a photo

Photograph your cans and bottles — at home or out on the street. Location is read automatically.

AI counts them

Our computer-vision model tallies every can, glass, and plastic bottle — you confirm or fix in one tap.

A collector picks up

A nearby collector sees your request, accepts it, and comes to your spot to grab the items.

Impact & give back

Watch your CO₂ prevented add up — and choose to donate 30% of the refund to a charity you care about.

What you get

Less hassle, more good done

Skip the depot run

No bagging up cans and driving to the Beer Store. A collector comes to your door or your spot.

Put the deposit to work

The refund pays your collector — or, if you choose, sends 30% to a local charity in your name.

Watch your impact grow

Every pickup adds to your CO₂ prevented and items kept out of landfill — tracked automatically.

Support your community

Local collectors earn, local charities benefit, and your neighbourhood gets a little cleaner.

Your impact, in real time

It's a pickup service — and a dashboard.

Every can and bottle you send off is counted, valued, and added up. Your personal My Impact page shows the CO₂ you've prevented, the items you've diverted, and the donations you've unlocked — no spreadsheets, no guesswork.

CO₂ prevented, in numbers you can feel
A running tally of every item recycled
Deposit value and charity donations, itemised

See your impact — free

CO₂ YOU'VE PREVENTED 4-week streak

12.4kg

62 kmnot driven

6.8tree-months

47items recycled

11pickups done

$3.90donated

Snapping a photo of recyclables with the RecyclingNet app

Have recyclables?

Stop letting deposit cans pile up. Snap, submit, and a collector clears them — while you rack up environmental impact and support a cause you choose.

Free to use, no pickup fees
Home or street pickups
See the refund value you generate
Donate 30% to a charity you pick

Request access

A collector loading a bag of recyclables into their car

Want to collect?

Collectors keep the deposit refund on everything they pick up. Browse a live queue sorted by payout, distance, and freshness — and accept the runs that are worth your time.

Keep the deposit refund you redeem
Smart queue: net $ / distance / time
See your lifetime earnings & ratings
Invite-only while we grow Windsor

Apply to collect

Recycle with purpose

Turn deposits into donations

Choose to donate 30% of every pickup's refund to a charity you care about — while collectors keep the rest for clearing your recyclables. Good for the planet, good for your community.

70% collectors 30% charity

A community meal supported by RecyclingNet donations

Health & Medical

Animal Welfare

Environment

Children & Education

Community

+ more, curated by us

Why it matters

Every can counts. Most never get recycled.

Canada throws out roughly 3.3 million tonnes of plastic a year and recycles less than a tenth of it. RecyclingNet closes the gap with a simple incentive loop — connecting people who have recyclables with collectors who can divert them, one pickup at a time.

Start making an impact

$0.10 / can recycling aluminum uses 95% less energy than making it new

$0.10 / glass Flat rate for now — Ontario actually pays $0.10 under 750 mL and $0.20 over, but our AI can't tell bottle sizes apart yet.

$0.00 / plastic Ontario's deposit program doesn't cover PET bottles today — our AI already detects them, ready for provinces that do pay.

No catch

Wait — why is it free?

RecyclingNet is free for you, and there's no fine print. Here's exactly how that works.

Collectors earn the deposits

The refund on your cans and bottles is what pays a collector to come get them. That's the whole economy — no fee ever lands on you.

We recycle — we don't sell you

We don't sell your data or your habits. Our goal is keeping recyclables out of landfill, full stop. Read our privacy policy →

Your photos make it smarter

Each photo helps train our detection model, so counting keeps getting better for everyone. That shared improvement is the point.

Questions

Everything you're probably wondering

Is RecyclingNet really free?

Yes — completely, for requesters. No fees, no subscription, no credit card. Collectors keep the deposit refund as their payment for the pickup.

What can it pick up?

Deposit containers our AI recognises: aluminum cans, glass bottles, and plastic (PET) bottles. Give them a rinse and group them in one spot for the clearest photo.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes — it runs right in your phone's browser, no app store download. You can add it to your home screen in about 15 seconds; the full FAQ shows how for iPhone and Android.

Is my data safe?

We never sell your data. Your location is used only when you submit a request, and photos are used to run your pickup and improve detection. Full details in our Privacy Policy.

How do I get started?

Request free access, and once you're approved (usually within a day) just snap a photo of your recyclables to submit your first pickup.

Read the full FAQ →

Built with you

You're not just a user — you're shaping it

RecyclingNet is early, and that's the fun part. The first stories are being written right now, by people like you in Windsor.

Share your feedback

Tell us what works and what doesn't — there's a feedback page built into the app, and we read every note.

Help the AI improve

Every photo you submit and every count you confirm makes the detection model sharper for the whole community.

Follow the journey

We post real milestones — including the charity donations your recycling makes possible — on our News page.

See the latest news →