About GreenUp

The company
behind the truck.

GreenUp is NYC's on-demand bottle and can pickup service. We're a real team, running real trucks, out of a real facility in Ridgewood, Queens — 6 days a week.

2019Founded in Ridgewood, Queens

6Active boroughs & counties

6 daysA week, rain or shine

Why GreenUp exists

NYC throws away
millions every week.

New York State pays 5¢ per bottle deposit. When you throw that bottle in the trash, the state keeps your money — and the bottle ends up in a landfill. Every year, New Yorkers leave hundreds of millions of dollars on the table.

GreenUp exists to fix that. We pick up your bottles and cans wherever you are, count them on the spot, and pay you before we leave your door. No machines. No lines. No trips to a crowded redemption center.

$0.05

Per bottle or can — guaranteed by NY State law

~400M

Containers redeemed in NYC yearly — and millions more that aren't

2,000

Cans = $100 cash. Before you finish your morning coffee.

Our mission

"Make recycling worth it for everyone — the person with a bag on the corner, the super keeping a building clean, the school raising funds, the planet we'll all live on."

Neighbors First

We pay NYC residents directly, on the spot. No waiting, no deposits, no middlemen taking a cut.

Dead Simple

Schedule in 60 seconds. We show up. You get paid. Easier than ordering food delivery.

Fully Transparent

We count everything in front of you. Pay per container, no rounding down, no rejection games.

Actually Fun

Monthly prizes. Recycler rewards. Neighborhood leaderboards. Because doing the right thing should feel good.

The people

The Team Behind
The Truck

A small, tight team running a real operation — the kind where founders still drive the truck on big days.

The Founders

Co-founded in Ridgewood, Queens

Two New Yorkers who got tired of watching money go unclaimed. Built the app, bought the truck, proved it could scale. Now running 6 days a week across every borough.