Building a fair, transparent marketplace that puts workers first.
150,000 Californians collect bottles for survival—walking miles through trash, earning poverty wages, with zero bargaining power. Meanwhile, 40% of bottles ($600M in value) never get redeemed because the system is broken.
FLIP fixes this by connecting collectors directly with bottle donors through technology. No middlemen. No exploitation. Just fair work and fair pay.
We're not just building an app—we're building worker power. A platform owned and governed by the people who use it. Democracy in action.
Every decision we make prioritizes collector welfare. If it doesn't benefit workers, we don't do it. Period.
All earnings, fees, and metrics are public. Workers see where every dollar goes. No hidden costs, no surprises.
Major platform decisions are voted on by the community. One person, one vote. Real democracy, not lip service.
We organize workers, not just for jobs but for rights. Collective bargaining, policy advocacy, community solidarity.
Fair wages and environmental sustainability go together. Proper recycling while supporting working people.
We reject VC funding that would force us to prioritize profits over people. Worker-funded, worker-owned, worker-controlled.
Collectors earn the full CRV value of bottles collected. FLIP takes a minimal platform fee (5%) only from donor postings, never from collector earnings.
Real-time earnings tracking. Weekly direct deposits. Full transparency on all deductions. Your money, protected.
We advocate for proper safety equipment, reasonable workloads, and dignified treatment at redemption centers.
Collectors can form groups, coordinate actions, and collectively bargain. We provide tools for organizing, not obstacles.
Zero tolerance for discrimination based on race, immigration status, language, housing status, or any other factor.
Your data belongs to you. We never sell collector data. Minimal collection, maximum privacy, full transparency.
FLIP was founded by former bottle collectors, labor organizers, and technologists who believe technology should serve workers, not replace them.
Our team includes people who've lived the reality of bottle collecting—walking miles through trash, dealing with exploitative recycling centers, earning poverty wages. We built FLIP because we know the problem firsthand.
Today, 60% of our staff are current or former collectors. We don't make decisions about workers without workers. That's the FLIP way.
Whether you collect bottles or want to support those who do—join us.