Moscow Residents Earn Points for Recycling
Points from the city program "Million Prizes" can be redeemed again by submitting scrap metal.
Consensus
- Moscow residents can earn points in the 'Million Prizes' loyalty program by recycling waste.
- Two new missions are available through the 'City Tasks' project.
- Participants must submit plastic or glass containers or five types of secondary raw materials.
- Geolocation, photos, and videos must be submitted to confirm task completion.
- Successful completion earns 550 or 590 bonus points.
- Points can be exchanged for goods, services, or donated to charity.
- The program allows donations to support military personnel and humanitarian aid for new and border territories.
- One point equals one ruble in donations.
- The initiative was previously available in late 2025 and resumed in spring 2026.
Points of divergence
- Approximately 10,000 applications from Moscow residents were fulfilled this year via the 'Removal of Unwanted Items' service on mos.ru. — vm
- Refrigerators were the most commonly recycled items, with over 2,000 units collected, followed by washing machines (over 1,900) and mattresses (850). — vm
- More than 22,000 tasks have been completed by Moscow residents since the missions were introduced. — m24
- A new mission involving battery recycling has also become available. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Points from the city's 'Million Prizes' program can be earned again by recycling — Вечерняя Москва
- Points of the city program "Million prizes" can be obtained again for handing over scrap — Москва 24