Better Bin Recycling App

Recycling rules are complicated and ever-changing, and truckloads of recyclables that are contaminated by items that aren’t allowed are a big problem. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association recently estimated that the contamination rate for zero-sort communities like Hanover is 10-30%. A contaminated load may well end up in a landfill. Resources are lost when recyclables become garbage, and landfills fill up faster, both bad for the environment.

Thanks to its Waste Reduction/Recycling team Sustainable Hanover has launched a new app to help residents stay informed and recycle more effectively. . The Hanover Betterbin app is specially designed for Town residents to provide up-to-date information on both of the local recycling options available to them: having Casella pick up their recyclables curbside on the prescribed weekday for their neighborhood, or dropping off their recycling at the Lebanon Solid Waste and Recycling Facility. When unsure whether a particular item can be recycled or is considered trash, app users can scan a photo of the UPC code on the item and get handling information.

Betterbin goes “beyond the bin” with tips, FAQs and announcements of upcoming events, such as Styrofoam collections. The app also offers information on myriad options around the Upper Valley for donating or consigning unwanted items. Betterbin is designed to make recycling simpler while reducing the volume of unwanted goods –but perhaps still useful – headed to the landfill.

To Download the app, go to this link: https://about.betterbin.app/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Hanover-NH-App-Launch-One-Pager.pdf