Bower: Recycle & get rewarded
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Scan it. Bin it. Get rewarded with Bower.
Ready to level up your trash game? Track your impact, learn more about waste, and master sorting with Bower. Dive into a world where dealing with trash is not just good for the planet but also fun and rewarding. Do something good; join over 650,000 users and become part of the movement today.
Why Bower?
Fun challenges: Turn trash into a game by participating in exciting challenges and competitions.
Make a real impact: Track your CO2 savings and see how your efforts contribute to a cleaner environment.
Every piece of trash counts: Help create a world where everything ends up in its right place or the next best destination to get a chance of being useful.
Award-winning app: Recognised by Apple as one of Europe’s top sustainability apps, Bower has earned several major awards, including the Edie Awards 2024 and Global Startup Awards 2023.
Here’s how it works:
1. Scan it: Use our app to scan items with barcodes or snap a photo using our image recognition technology to identify any material.
2. Bin it: Locate the nearest waste or recycling location through our app or register your own. Dispose of your items properly.
3. Get rewarded: Complete challenges, join competitions, and track your environmental impact by monitoring saved CO2 emissions.
Join the Global Movement: We believe that everything has a value. By scanning and binning your waste with Bower, you help create a cleaner, more sustainable world. We’re launching globally, making it possible to scan everything, everywhere to reduce littering and improve sorting through fun and rewarding activities. Help us transform dealing with trash from a chore to a rewarding game, one scan at a time. Download Bower today.
Terms of Use: https://getbower.com/en/terms-of-use
Privacy Policy: https://getbower.com/en/private-policy
Ready to level up your trash game? Track your impact, learn more about waste, and master sorting with Bower. Dive into a world where dealing with trash is not just good for the planet but also fun and rewarding. Do something good; join over 650,000 users and become part of the movement today.
Why Bower?
Fun challenges: Turn trash into a game by participating in exciting challenges and competitions.
Make a real impact: Track your CO2 savings and see how your efforts contribute to a cleaner environment.
Every piece of trash counts: Help create a world where everything ends up in its right place or the next best destination to get a chance of being useful.
Award-winning app: Recognised by Apple as one of Europe’s top sustainability apps, Bower has earned several major awards, including the Edie Awards 2024 and Global Startup Awards 2023.
Here’s how it works:
1. Scan it: Use our app to scan items with barcodes or snap a photo using our image recognition technology to identify any material.
2. Bin it: Locate the nearest waste or recycling location through our app or register your own. Dispose of your items properly.
3. Get rewarded: Complete challenges, join competitions, and track your environmental impact by monitoring saved CO2 emissions.
Join the Global Movement: We believe that everything has a value. By scanning and binning your waste with Bower, you help create a cleaner, more sustainable world. We’re launching globally, making it possible to scan everything, everywhere to reduce littering and improve sorting through fun and rewarding activities. Help us transform dealing with trash from a chore to a rewarding game, one scan at a time. Download Bower today.
Terms of Use: https://getbower.com/en/terms-of-use
Privacy Policy: https://getbower.com/en/private-policy
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3.8
4.76K reviews
Ashley K
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13 April 2025
I wish I could recommend this; I love the idea. However the app changed half a year ago making it much less rewarding. I continued because it's not a hassle to scan & you do get points for missions. However, after yesterday's update the locations I've added are gone as is a lot of info on things I've scanned before. I can't be bothered re-adding locations. I have used the app for approx 8 months & received £10 & two lottery tickets; I'll leave it to you to decide if it's worth it for you.
9 people found this review helpful
Bower
17 April 2025
Thank you for your feedback. We understand the frustration, and the aim of the update was to ensure Coins have real value and can always be redeemed. Your input is appreciated, and we’re here to make Bower better! We apologize about the missing stations, please update your app to the latest version and then re-log in to find your stations again! 💚
Steven Oldham
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2 October 2024
Like many others I feel let down by the new system in place. I don't want 'XP points' or to pretend I'm playing a game. The app was much better and fairer how it was, and now there's less incentive to use it, no matter how you try to spin it that it's improved. Wiping coins from accounts is a poor show too. You could have at least transferred people's existing points across when you gave less than a month's notice of the changes.
17 people found this review helpful
Bower
3 October 2024
Hi Steven and thank you for your feedback! We completely understand how frustrating it feels to lose your points after the update. Unfortunately, this change was necessary to create a more sustainable rewards system. Now, you can earn Coins, which have real value, by scanning partner packages and completing missions where all packaging counts.
Jason
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5 October 2024
I really liked the idea and that is what drew me to the app early on. Rewards have become more difficult to achieve for some time and since the update, losing all outstanding coins (and not having them transfer into the new system - even by way of XP) combined with the very low return on what is offered per scan has made it very difficult to make me want to continue to give Bower my recycling data. It's now not worth the extra time it takes to recycle to scan items. Sorry Bower. I'm now out.
15 people found this review helpful
Bower
9 October 2024
Thank you for your feedback! We understand how frustrating the changes may feel, especially losing your points. Old points weren’t directly converted to Coins, but your XP was used to set your new starting level. The update aims to create a more balanced system, and we’re sorry it’s affected your experience. We hope you’ll give it another chance.
What's new
We’re excited to share that the Bower app has been completely revamped! The app is now faster and more sticky than ever. We’re constantly working to improve, so if you have any feedback, feel free to share it with us!
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About the developer
Sugi Group AB
dev@getbower.com
Birger Jarlsgatan 57C
111 45 Stockholm
Sweden
+46 10 171 25 25
