Olyns

Olyns Inc

About this app

Olyns is Rethinking Recycling. Our growing network of bottle boxes makes it easy and fun to recycle beverage containers for cash.

Here’s how it works:

1. Download the Olyns App.
2. Create an account and save Olyns to your e-wallet.
3. Find the nearest Olyns bottle box on our map.
4. Hold your phone above the Recycle Ring on the Olyns bottle box for touchless check in.
5. Deposit your empty CRV containers into the Olyns bottle box.
6. Earn cash for every eligible container.
7. Cash Out your balance anytime through PayPal.
8. Celebrate - you just did your part to help the planet

Ratings and reviews

If I could give 0 stars I would. App is not great, machines are often either closed (after 8 pm!) or on holiday (why does a machine need a holiday?), or out of service, or completely full. Glass is always full. One time we were able to recycle 4 glass bottles and then that was it. Other than that one time, we have never gotten glass to work. App makes you install Google wallet and makes you link to PayPal. After all that, cash out is not working! Ugh. Just one annoyance after another.

The Olyns app has been frustrating as an Android user—the app card has never worked. Machines are often full or out of service, and when they finally work, they sometimes break down after waiting in line, wasting an hour of my time. On top of that, support is very slow to respond. While the concept is great, the execution and customer service need serious improvement.

Machines are almost always full or out of order. When machines are operational, the app doesn't communicate with the machines in real time. I drove to three different locations that the app showed would accept glass, but all three were full. I've only used the machine successfully once. Every other time, I've been carrying my cans and bottles back to the car before shopping.