Coinstar has recently started a great promotion which runs now until December 7th.
Coin counting is absolutely FREE when you accept a gift card instead of money. Plus if you turn in at least $40 worth of change, you will receive a $10 holiday bonus. The gift cards are available for stores you probably shop at already like Starbucks and Amazon.com.
This is a great deal considering they usually charge 8.9% for returning change. Instead of getting $36.44 in cash, you get $50 worth of gift cards.
Here are the details on Coinstar's website.
Today CoinStar has launched a new website Change For Our Earth, which explores a new form of recycling. They are talking about recycling your old change by collecting it from around your home and cashing it in. They estimate $10 billion worth of coins sitting around US households, which can be put back into circulation.
How does this help the Earth? Simple, producing new coins uses uses resources related to mining, refining, production, and shipping of the coins. By reusing old coins, the need to continue producing new coins is reduced.
Based on their calculator, recycling a one gallon jug of coins yields the following environmental savings:
- 2,590 liters of water consumption
- 51.1 kwh of energy consumption
- 3,998 lbs of geological waste
The average US home is estimated to have $90 in change sitting idle. What are you waiting for? Start the hunt and help the environment!
