For Recycling & Collection Partners

Your service vs every other recycler

Staff read handwritten dockets to allocate weights to stores. Errors create billing disputes and erode client trust.

Your pitch is the same as every other recycler: we collect, we process, here's your weight report. There's nothing to stop them switching.

Your clients are being asked about customer engagement, EPR compliance, and circularity data. They're looking for partners who can help — not just haul.

When the only metric is cost per kilo, every new entrant undercuts you. Competing on price is a race to the bottom.

The Solution

€100/month. All clients. All product types. Unlimited stores.

Automated box tracking

Every box is tracked from store to facility. No more handwritten dockets, no more manual allocation. Know exactly what came from where.

Weight allocation

Automated store-level weight allocation replaces manual docket reading. Billing accuracy improves, disputes disappear.

Store-level billing

Generate accurate billing reports per store, per client, per period. Export-ready. No spreadsheets, no guesswork.

Free app for clients

Every retail client in your network gets a generic consumer-facing app — email capture, product selection, and rewards — included at no extra cost to them.

Stickier relationships

When your service includes customer engagement and data, switching recyclers means losing a programme their customers use. That's a retention mechanism no price cut can match.

All product types

Shoes, textiles, electronics — the platform handles any product category. As you expand your processing capabilities, the platform scales with you.

"The combination of simplicity, customer engagement, and data-driven transparency is what makes this approach stand out. This is exactly the direction our industry needs."

Ron Bruinenberg · Retail & Expansion, EK Netherlands

"We even see customers coming back specifically to hand in their shoes and collect their reward — which shows the system is working very well in terms of building loyalty and repeat visits."

Rowen Slagter-Pormes · Management, RunnersWorld Hoorn

"Our retail clients don't want another platform."

They don't have to manage one. The generic app is consumer-facing — their customers use it, not their staff. For the retail client, it's a free add-on to your recycling service. They get email capture and product data without a new vendor, a new contract, or a new project.

"We already track weight. Why do we need this?"

Weight tracking is the baseline. The platform automates it — no more docket reading, no more manual allocation, no more billing disputes. But the real value is what you offer on top: a customer engagement app that makes your service irreplaceable. Weight tracking keeps your operations running. The consumer layer keeps your clients.

"What if a client wants their own branding?"

The generic app is included with your platform fee and works for all your clients. If a retail client wants a branded or white-label experience, they upgrade directly with Utilitarian. You keep the operational relationship, they get a premium consumer experience, and your service becomes even more valuable.

"How does the pricing work?"

€100/month. Flat. That covers all your retail clients, all product types, unlimited stores. There's no per-store fee, no per-client fee, no volume surcharge. You absorb it as a cost of differentiation — or factor it into your service pricing. Either way, it's a fraction of what losing a client costs.

"Does this change our relationship with retail clients?"

It strengthens it. You remain the recycling partner — collection, processing, and material recovery stay with you. The platform adds a consumer data layer that makes your service more valuable. Retail clients see you as a strategic partner, not just a logistics provider.

"We handle more than just shoes."

So does the platform. It's product-agnostic — shoes, textiles, electronics, or any category you process. The consumer interaction and data capture work the same way regardless of product type. As you expand your processing capabilities, the platform scales with you.