Saving the planet, and your pocket.
Our goal is to give everyone the urge to save the planet, one scan at a time. Our vision is that one day, all single use containers at restaurants will be eliminated and replaced with reusable options.
About
Have you ever looked around and noticed how much single-use plastic we consume each and every day? Our society heavily relies on single-use plastics and packaging for everyday convenience. These end up in landfills and energy-consuming waste treatment facilities at best. One garbage truck full of plastics will go on to contaminate oceans and other ecosystems every minute.
Have you wanted to change this reality but did not know how?
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Trash To-Go™ is the solution.
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Trash To-Go™ is a completely free app that gives users monetary rewards for choosing to bring their own reusable containers at fast-food restaurants.
How does this work?
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Bring Reusables
Download Trash To-Go™ off the App Store or Google Play Store on your mobile device. Keep a reusable plate, bowl, mug, container or cutlery in your bag to use whenever you grab a bite to eat.
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Earn Points
When you get food/drink served in a reusable container at a participating restaurant, you get to scan a QR code which adds points through our app. You can track your progress and impact on your profile.
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Redeem for Money
With the click of a button, you can cash in your points whenever you wish for automatic PayPal transfer to your wallet. 10 points is valued at 50 cents, so you can quickly earn lots of money.
Recognition
Technovation Challenge
The three co-founders of Trash To-Go™, Sam, Mitraa and Qianxu, participated in the 2019 Technovation Challenge, a contest that aims to give girls the opportunity to learn coding and emerge as entrepreneurs. Competing as Mission Squad 3.0, the team programmed Trash To-Go™ through a platform called MIT App Inventor and pitched the app to judges at the Toronto Live Pitch Event. The team won first place at the competition and is now a semi-finalist.
Newspaper Article
The Trash To-Go™ team had the honour of appearing on both the Waterloo Region Record and the Waterloo Chronicle in an article featuring the team and their app after the win. Check out the link to this article below:
Magnet Forensics Mentorship
The team was able to visit Magnet Forensics and receive valuable information and tips from legal, marketing, UX design and software development representatives there regarding the steps to take in order to bring their app into the next phase. As well, Kumanan Gopalasamy, software development manager at Magnet Forensics, has been meeting with the co-founders on a regular basis and guiding them through the product-development process.
Photo Gallery
The Trash To-Go team alonside one of the judges
The Trash To-Go team pitching their idea
The team learning about laws in the world of business
The Trash To-Go team alonside one of the judges