e-Portemonnee (E-Wallet) is an electronic savings and reward system designed to reduce household waste and support environmentally sustainable behaviour in the 44 municipalities of the East Belgian province of Limburg.
Municipalities can award digital credits to residents for environmentally positive actions, such as switching to a green energy provider, donating goods to a local second-hand shop, or composting food waste.
| Currency | e-Portemonnee |
|---|---|
| Rule setting entity | Limburg.net |
| Management of quantity of new money and total money supply | Limburg.net and local municipalities |
| Putting into circulation | When they are claimed after a dedicated activity has been performed |
| Taking out of circulation | Units being spent with the municipalities |
These credits, accessed through the participants’ national ID cards, can then be spent on sustainable services and products, such as public transport, environmentally friendly household products or educational courses.
Home composting, reduction of water consumption, switching to green power ... these are just a few of the many ways in which people can earn points with e-Portemonnee.There are people now who actively search for opportunities to earn and spend credits. And that’s great, of course, because it means that with the e-Portemonnee, you can really affect people’s daily behaviour, which means that the benefits will be long-lasting and more widespread.
Leen Frensen, Sustainability Officer, Diepenbeel, Belgium.
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