2011 Wall Street Journal's Next Big Thing
The Wall Street Journal named Recyclebank #4 on the Journal’s The Next Big Thing list, which seeks to identify and rank venture-backed companies across all industries that have the capital, executive experience and investor know-how to succeed. The list is drawn from the approximately 10,600 U.S.-based privately held venture-backed companies in the Dow Jones VentureSource database.

2011 Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Venture-backed
Clean-tech Company
For the second year in a row, Recyclebank was recognized by the Wall Street Journal. In 2011, Recyclebank was ranked as the #1 venture-backed clean-tech company to watch.

2010 GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 Category Winner
This year's GoingGreen Silicon Valley 100 Top Private Companies list is characterized by companies weathering stormy economic weather through innovative business models, multinational partnerships, and creative use of government incentives. Adhering to the usual criteria, our judges evaluated hundreds of companies, assessing the breakthrough potential of their technologies, market size, management team, and investors.

2010 COLLOQUY’s Innovation in Loyalty Marketing Award
Honors the most customer-focused loyalty initiatives in the industry. COLLOQUY comprises a collection of resources devoted to the global loyalty marketing.

2010 Aspen Institute Catto Fellows, Ron Gonen
The Catto Fellowship Program, modeled after the renowned Henry Crown Fellowship Program and other leadership initiatives of the Aspen Institute, is designed to engage the next generation of environmental leaders from all sectors—business, government, journalism, and non-profit—and connect their specialized work and talent to larger energy, environmental, and social concerns.

2010 Wall Street Journal’s Top 10 Cleantech Company
RecycleBank was awarded as the 4th most important company to watch in 2010 in the Cleantech industry.

2010 Global Cleantech 100 Company
The Global Cleantech 100 is a list of the top 100 private companies in clean technology. Nominated by the public and voted on by an expert panel, these companies represent the most innovative and promising ideas in cleantech - the companies that are best positioned to solve tomorrow's clean technology challenges.

2009/2010 Outstanding Excellence in Public/Private Partnerships from the U.S. Conference of Mayors
The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding public/private partnerships to inspire other cities and companies to work together in improving the quality of life in American cities.

2009 O Magazine’s Eco Role Model
Awarded to the 6 individuals who are “Saving the Earth one village, turtle, and bag of recyclables at a time.”

2009 Time Magazine Responsibility Pioneer
Awarded to companies big and small, old and new — and consumers too — that are changing the world.

2009 United Nations Environmental Programme Champion of the Earth
This award seeks to recognize some of the best and brightest individuals – those who take action through visionary thinking, unwavering dedication and action towards global green growth.

2009 Best Educational Resource Award at the 12th Annual SXSW Web Awards for The Cycle
From elementary school learning to advanced technology-related tips, this award went to the best of the sites out there that help you learn.

2009 Sustainable Innovation Award Winner Public/Private Partnerships North Miami and RecycleBank
A broad array of environmentally sound business practices are honored at Sustainable Florida’s annual Best Practice Awards ceremony. From a paper company that never cuts a tree, to a non-profit that gathers surplus materials for use in public schools, to a city that rewards recyclers by saving them money at the mall, the winners of the 2010 Best Practice Awards found innovative ways to preserve Florida’s natural environment.

2009 Cardtrak #1 of 10 Best New Cards The Gconomy^™ Visa^® Card
With new credit card rules in place the top issuers launched more consumer and business friendly products in 2009. Among the best new card products of the year is a truly "green" card and a debit card with discounts for teens. CardTrak.com has compiled a list of the ten best new cards of 2009.

2009 Incentive Magazine Technology Pioneer
Incentive is the only publication devoted exclusively to motivation and performance improvement through the use of incentive programs and consumer promotions. In 2009, they recognized RecycleBank as a pioneer in the Technology field.

2009 World Economic Tech Pioneer by World Economic Forum
The Technology Pioneers Community is composed of companies from around the world that develop and apply the most innovative and transformational technologies. The work undertaken by these companies holds the promise of significantly disrupting the way business and society operate. In addition, companies selected as Technology Pioneers must demonstrate visionary leadership, show the signs of being a long-standing market leader – and its technology must be proven.

2008 Fortune Magazine 1 of 11 Great Green Ideas
Entrepreneurs are risking their money to develop everything from hybrid vehicles to home solar-panel systems. RecycleBank was considered 1 of 11 of the year’s best concepts.

2008 Plenty Magazine Top 10 Incentive Programs
Recognizing 20 businesses, 20 people, and 10 ideas that will change our world. Since 2009, Mother Nature Network has partnered with Plenty to continue to offer Plenty readers a place to view their great content.

2007 Philadelphia Sustainability Award
The Philadelphia Sustainability Awards are the first-ever awards in the Philadelphia region to recognize those who are leading the way to a more sustainable future. The awards celebrate Greater Philadelphia's environmental innovation, economic development and vibrant communities.

2007 Top 250 Young Leaders, World Economic Forum Davos, Switzerland, awarded to Ron Gonen
This honour is bestowed each year by the World Economic Forum to recognize and acknowledge the top 250 young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, their commitment to society and their potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

2007 Social Venture Network’s Innovation Award
This award recognizes the most promising social ventures and innovative entrepreneurs working to create a more sustainable world.

2007 National Recycling Coalition Outstanding Recycling Innovation Award
Awarded to those that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and have created innovative solutions that benefit society in many ways, including protecting the environment and contributing to the economy.

2006 Recipient of Waste News’ Corporate Environmental Award
This annual award recognizes a company that has made significant environmental strides in the way it operates its business.

2006 Incentive Magazine’s One of the Top 7 Incentive Programs
Every year, this magazine profiles dozens of successful incentive and consumer promotion programs run by a wide variety of companies. These are the Top 7 of 2006.