For people
Be the reason bottles come back every month.
From $9 a month, Sparklo machines collect bottles for you. Every month you get a record with its own number and a card to share.
Your card for this month
Bring bottles back
bottles a month
$18/month
12 kg of PET collected at Sparklo machines
- A record every month with its own ID
- Your page that adds them up
- Cards to share, made from your numbers
Prices in USD. By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and authorize recurring payments. Cancel anytime.
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- Refund within 14 days on request
- Your records stay online
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A record every month, and a page that adds them up
Each record has its own number, a PDF and a QR code. Your page shows the total in bottles and kilograms. Show your name, your initials, or stay anonymous.
Sara has funded 2,800 bottles since May.
- This month
- 400 bottles · 6 kg PET
- Records
- 7
- Shown as
- Sara A.
Where your money goes
Bottles Back is a paid service with a receipt. Every month your plan pays for three things.
A reward for each bottle
People who return bottles at Sparklomats get points and partner rewards in the Sparklo app.
The machines
Sparklomats in shopping centres, supermarkets and residential areas, counting every bottle.
Transport to recyclers
Collected PET goes to recycling plants instead of a landfill.
Why bottles need bringing back
9%
Most plastic is never recycled
Only 9% of plastic waste gets recycled. The rest is burned, buried or leaks into nature.
OECD, Global Plastics Outlook, 2022450 years
A bottle outlives us all
In the sea, a plastic bottle takes about 450 years to break down.
NOAA Marine Debris Program$0
An empty bottle is worth nothing
Where there is no deposit system, nobody pays you to return a bottle. Sparklo machines do, and your plan pays for that reward.
Questions
What exactly am I paying for?
A paid service with a receipt: the collection of a stated number of plastic bottles, a public record and a page that adds them up.
When are my bottles collected?
Your record is issued when you pay, and the bottles on it are funded. Sparklo machines in the programme country then collect them, and the count comes from the machines themselves.
Where are the machines?
In shopping centres, supermarkets and residential areas in 10 countries. The machines page lists them by country.
Can I stay anonymous?
Yes. Choose your full name, initials or "An anonymous funder". Volume and date are always public, and the country once collection of the record starts.
Can I give it as a gift?
Not yet. For now the record goes to the person who pays.
Can I cancel?
Any time, in your account. Records you already have stay online, and we refund within 14 days on request.
Does this make me plastic neutral?
No. You fund the collection of a stated number of bottles, and your record says exactly that. We do not certify anyone as plastic neutral.