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ReValue Circular economy

Turn your waste into income and impact.

Scan an item to learn if and how to recycle it locally, turn it into a DIY upcycling project, buy and sell upcycled goods, and watch your real impact add up — CO₂ saved, water spared, items kept out of landfill.

Scan, learn, earn · recycling pathways, upcycling ideas & a marketplace.

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scan · item recognised
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ItemGlass bottle (clear)
RecyclableRecyclable locally ✓
Upcycle ideaTurn into a planter or lamp
Impact
Recycling this saves CO₂ and water — and earns you reward points.
2.4 kg CO₂ saved · 38 items diverted
Saved · pathway: local · reward: earned
Scan.
any item to learn how to recycle it
Sell.
upcycled goods in a local marketplace
Track.
CO₂, water & items you've diverted
Earn
rewards for every item you divert
Sound familiar?

Most of what we throw away still had value in it.

"I want to recycle, but I never know what actually can be — or where."

Rules differ by item and by place, so the easy choice becomes the bin.

"Old things pile up at home with no obvious second life."

Plenty of it could be reused, sold or remade — if someone showed you how.

"I'd do more if it actually counted for something."

Without seeing the impact — or earning from it — good intentions quietly fade.

How it works

From household item to income in three steps.

Scan the item

Point your phone at anything — a bottle, a gadget, a worn-out chair — and ReValue tells you if and how to recycle it locally.

Recycle or upcycle

Follow the local recycling pathway, or get a DIY upcycling project that turns the item into something useful or sellable.

Sell, source & earn

List upcycled goods in the marketplace, source recycled parts, and watch your impact — and your rewards — add up.

What it does

Built around the outcomes you care about.

Scan to recycle

Know what to do

Point your phone at an item and ReValue tells you whether it can be recycled locally and exactly how — no guessing at confusing rules.

DIY upcycling projects

Make something new

Turn a would-be throwaway into a useful, sellable thing with a step-by-step upcycling idea generated for that specific item.

Buy & sell upcycled goods

Earn from waste

A marketplace for upcycled goods, so what you make finds a buyer — and what others make finds a new home instead of a landfill.

Source recycled parts

Build circular

Find recycled parts and materials for your own projects and repairs, keeping more value in circulation and less of it in the bin.

Track your impact

See it count

A clear running tally of the CO₂ and water you've saved and the items you've diverted — so the good you do is visible, not invisible.

Earn rewards

Get rewarded

Every item you divert earns rewards, turning a habit you'd want anyway into something that pays you back.

Who uses it

Wherever waste could be worth something again.

Households — recycle, upcycle, earn rewards Makers & upcyclers — sell goods, source parts Small businesses — divert waste, cut costs Schools & communities — measurable group impact Collectors & recyclers — a steady supply stream NGOs & programmes — engagement with real numbers
In the field

"I used to throw it away. Now I scan it — and it pays."

What people tell us once ReValue is on their phone: recycling finally makes sense, old things find a second life, and the impact is something they can actually see. (Early-adopter feedback; we'll publish named case studies as pilots complete — no invented numbers.)

MoreDiverted — items kept out of the landfill.
RealIncome — upcycled goods that find a buyer.
VisibleImpact — CO₂, water and items, tracked.
Pricing

Free to start. Earn as you go.

Scanning, recycling guidance and impact tracking are free. Talk to us about plans for businesses, schools and programmes.

Free
Always free
  • Scan & recycling guidance
  • DIY upcycling ideas
  • Impact tracking
  • Earn rewards
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Maker · most chosen
Sell & source
  • Sell upcycled goods
  • Source recycled parts
  • Seller tools & reach
  • Richer impact dashboard
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Business / Programme
Custom / let's talk
  • Team & community accounts
  • Aggregated impact reporting
  • Collector & recycler links
  • Dedicated support
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Questions

The things people ask us first.

How does scanning know what an item is?

Point your phone at the item and ReValue recognises it, then tells you whether it can be recycled locally and exactly how — no need to decode confusing rules yourself.

What does "recyclable locally" mean?

It means the guidance is matched to where you are, so you only see pathways that actually exist near you rather than generic advice you can't act on.

How do the upcycling projects work?

For an item you scan, ReValue generates a step-by-step DIY project that turns it into something useful or sellable — a planter, a lamp, a repaired piece — instead of waste.

Can I actually make money from it?

Yes. You can sell upcycled goods in the marketplace, source recycled parts for your own work, and earn rewards for every item you divert.

How is my impact measured?

ReValue keeps a running tally of the CO₂ and water you've saved and the items you've diverted, framed as clear outcomes so you can see your contribution add up over time.

What does it cost?

Scanning, recycling guidance and impact tracking are free. Makers, businesses, schools and programmes can talk to us about plans that fit them.

Start turning waste into worth.

Scan your first item, find its second life, and watch your impact begin to add up.