# Olyns

> Olyns is a California-based climate-tech company that builds the Olyns Cube, an AI-powered reverse vending machine that lets shoppers recycle beverage containers at retail locations in exchange for cash refunds or rewards. Each Cube doubles as a digital advertising screen, so revenue from brand ads funds the cost of collecting and sorting material - making consumer recycling profitable and scalable without relying on the low value of the plastic itself.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, California, United States
- **Founders:** Philip Stanger (Co-Founder & CEO), John Buchowski (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 15 employees
- **Products:** Olyns Cube, Olyns Media Network, Olyns Mobile App, Recycling Data & Compliance Dashboard
- **Notable:** Over 12.3 million beverage containers recycled through the Cube network, Raised $4M Series A led by Vanedge Capital (May 2023), Selected by Coca-Cola to showcase its reverse vending machine at NACS 2023

## Products & services

- **Olyns Cube** — An AI-enabled reverse vending machine that accepts plastic, aluminum, and glass beverage containers, identifies and sorts them automatically, and issues cash refunds or digital rewards. It fits in about 12 sq ft, runs on a standard 120V outlet, and holds roughly 2,200 containers.
- **Olyns Media Network** — A retail media / digital out-of-home advertising network built on the 55-65 inch screens mounted on each Cube, letting brands run full-motion ads and reach shoppers at the point of recycling. Ad revenue offsets the cost of collection and sortation.
- **Olyns Mobile App** — A consumer app for touchless container deposits, recycling activity tracking, reward redemption, and bottle deposit refunds (including a Coca-Cola co-branded version).
- **Recycling Data & Compliance Dashboard** — B2B analytics giving brands and retailers data-driven insight into consumer recycling behavior, brand-specific recovery rates, and compliance reporting.

## Achievements

- Over 12.3 million beverage containers recycled through the Cube network
- Raised $4M Series A led by Vanedge Capital (May 2023)
- Selected by Coca-Cola to showcase its reverse vending machine at NACS 2023
- Secured financing from Closed Loop Partners for food-grade rPET collection
- Deployed at major national retailers including Walmart and Target

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Closed a $4M Series A funding round led by Vanedge Capital to expand its recycling and media network.
- **2023-10** — Coca-Cola showcased the Olyns Cube reverse vending machine at NACS 2023 in Atlanta.

## Links

- Website: https://olyns.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/olyns
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Olyns_recycling
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/OlynsRecycling

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Last updated: 2026-06-13