Imagined Earth​

Imagined Earth (Pty) Ltd

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About this app

YOUR PERSONAL RECYCLING COMPANION
Register a new Imagined Earth Profile and start recycling!
Enter your cell phone number at your nearest Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) when you recycle and start your journey toward a better world. Download the app and create your Imagined Earth profile. Your profile allows you to earn money, coupons, link to selected loyalty partners and get rewarded. Access a full history of your transactions and track your recycling. You can also transfer money earned from your recycling to selected loyalty partners. Use the app to identify and learn about product packaging and share in community successes with partner visibility.


LOYALTY PARTNERS
Recycle and earn. Transfer your money earned from recycling to our selected loyalty partners. Purchase shares on the JSE, New York Stock Exchange and more through EasyEquities, transfer your funds into you Shell V+ loyalty card and enjoy the additional benefits of being a member or transfer your funds into your Spar’s Loyalty Card to use on your next shop.

COUPONS
Our Circular Coupon drives sustainability and rewards you with a future purchase with selected brands and retailers.

DISCOVER YOUR CLOSEST LOCATION
Use the map feature to find your nearest recycling point. Check opening hours, RVM type, accepted materials for recycling and location specific information and notices.
 
EDUCATE YOURSELF AROUND PACKAGING
Scan the barcode on a product to see what material the product is made of, whether it is recyclable, where you can recycle it, who the product was manufactured by and its recent recovery stats

GO PAPERLESS WITH YOUR RECYCLING
Rewards are administered digitally for a truly paperless recycling experience. 
 
GET FULL CONTROL OF YOUR TRANSACTIONS
Check your recycling history and view the status of all your transactions. 

WHERE IS OUR APP AVAILABLE
Imagined Earth is located and offers its services in South Africa. We required you to operate off a South African cell phone number to complete the sign up process.

Ratings and reviews

I absolutely love the app. I took my bottles to a reverse vending machine and it immediately updated my wallet balance. The reward based system is the sort of innovation that will convince more people to get involved in environmental issues. Being able to link the app to an Easy Equities account is amazing and might also assist many people with their savings and investment goals. Note for the devs: Consider moving the message "Press back again to exit App?" to the top of the screen because it currently obscures the different navigation options if a user accidentally pressed back. This way the user will no longer need to wait for the message to disappear before being able to navigate between the newsfeed, reward, etc sub menus. Also consider adding more information when linking to an Easy Equities account as the app currently doesn't specify whether it is able to link to the USD account or only the ZAR EE account number. I assume it's the ZAR account. This is an easy 5 stars and I'll recommend it to anyone that lives near one of the reverse vending machines.

I love the fact that I can scan all my items before adding them to my recycling bag. I have one request, some items I use (due to allergies it's generally from health stores) doesn't exist but the packaging says its recyclable. Would be great if I could submit these products to be checked and added. Also a way to understand what the different numbers indicate on some products, especially those that's only partly recyclable. But overall great initiative!

The idea was great because I end up having a lot of glass bottles to recycle every few weeks. My first few deposits went without problems. Two days ago, I went for my largest deposit (4 boxes of glass bottles). I made the deposit, only to find that I wasn't credited for all that material. Customer service is fictitious, I couldn't log my query. Not using this app again, considering it uninstalled. I'd rather take my recyclables to the township where people can use them for discounts.

What's new

- Fix issue on some devices not saving credentials
- Fix recyclable products status on RVM
- Improve overall performance