Recycle Coach

Recycle Coach is a free mobile and web application designed to help residents manage their household waste and recycling more effectively through municipality-specific information. The app acts as a digital guide to local disposal rules, offering a "What Goes Where?" searchable database with instructions for thousands of common and uncommon items, helping to reduce contamination in the recycling stream. Users receive customized collection day reminders and real-time updates on schedule changes due to holidays or weather disruptions. A "Report a Problem" feature allows citizens to instantly notify local government of missed collections or broken bins. Some versions of the app include an Image Recognition tool that uses the phone’s camera to identify items and provide proper disposal advice. Beyond logistics, the platform offers educational content such as weekly polls, quizzes, and blog posts to teach proper waste disposal and the environmental impact of recycling. By taking the guesswork out of waste management, the app empowers communities to make smarter disposal decisions and take an active approach to reducing household waste.