What is Cupanion?
The Office of Sustainability started its Cupanion program in 2018, in an effort to always be improving Rider’s waste reduction initiatives. Cupanion is a beverage container company whose mission is to inspire the world to reuse. Their programs are designed to encourage people to choose reusable bottles and cups, and to move away from single-use plastic options. By participating in the Cupanion program, students can get rewarded for reducing their environmental impact and being more sustainable.
If every student used one disposable cup per day, our campus has the potential to send over 738,000 cups to the landfill each year. By refilling at any of the 50+ water bottle refill stations on campus, or in the Dining Services locations, we can move that number closer to zero.
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How does it work?
Get rewarded for reducing your use of disposables on campus.
- Step 1: Download the Fill it Forward app on Android or iPhone
- Step 2: Scan the barcode on your Cupanion cup/tag when refilling at any bottle fill or food service location on the Lawrenceville campus
- Step 3: Earn 10 points per scan, and check your points in the app Rewards tab
- Step 4: Redeem your points for special prizes around campus!
Be a Fill it Forward Pro
Important tips and app features to know.
Locations
Be sure to have location turned on in your app. All scans must take place on the Lawrenceville campus. Check Locations for Rules on participation and alerts from campus partners.
Rewards
Your available rewards will be listed in this tab, as well as information on how many refills you need to get to the next level.
Earn fun badges for keeping up scan streaks and bragging rights amongst your friends.
Set reminders and goals for keeping healthy and hydrated.
Questions?
Ask away! Contact Melissa Greenberg, Director of Sustainability at megreenberg@rider.edu
Fill it Forward App
The Fill it Forward app allows you to scan your bottle, and tracks the impacts of your usage. When you download the free app, you’ll see live results about your personal savings in plastic, waste, energy, land, and emissions. Each time you scan your tag you give a cup. Cupanion works with Fill it Forward partner charities such as WaterAid, to donate towards clean water projects around the world. Staying healthy and hydrated is made more fun by reminders and goals in the app for keeping up with refills.
In partnership with Fill It Forward, every time you scan your tag you give money to a WaterAid project seeking to bring clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene to third world countries around the world. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good.
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