Suwar Mert

Suwar Mert is Co-founder and CEO of Bower, the free-to-use app that rewards users with money, discounts or coupons when they recycle everyday waste items. Partnering with brands including Nestlé and L’Oreal, Bower’s app allows users to scan anything with a barcode - from milk cartons to crisp packets - and receive financial rewards when they bring the packaging to a recycling point.

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Cash for trash: how incentivisation will revolutionise recycling

As human beings, we primarily learn from trial and error. If our actions have positive outcomes, we feel compelled to repeat them; a behavioural pattern often driven by incentive and reward. Whether it’s buying one drink to get the second free, or donating old clothes to get money off the next order, incentives are key to understanding people and their priorities.