How Ang Kapuluan works
The goal is simple: grow the recyclables we exchange over time, so our archipelago heals and we climb — Level to Level, Stage to Stage. This page shows exactly how.
Exchange more, heal more, climb
Every kilo of recyclables you bring to a drop-off center instead of the landfill is one small act of healing. When more locations exchange more, more often, the whole picture improves — and that is exactly what the ladder rewards.
How YOU exchange — 3 steps
Gather your recyclables
Collect the bottles, cans, paper, cartons and plastics you would normally throw away — at your desk, your floor, or at home. Keep them clean and separated.
Bring them to the nearest center
Drop them at the nearest exchange / drop-off center (an MBE-C or TTCB Mart). It does not have to be inside your own building — use whichever one is closest to you.
🗺️ Find the nearest centerEarn EP, then redeem it
You earn EP / Cashback for what you exchange. Then redeem your EP for goods & services at bXTRA PH partner stores — 1 EP = ₱1 in value. EP is redeemed, not withdrawn.
👤 Open a bXTRA accountRecycling-ready = more points
The cleaner and more separated it is when you exchange it, the more you earn — because every material (even the parts of one bottle) is a different type worth different points. All of these are accepted; sorting them just pays more.
Plastics
Empty, rinse, dry. Separate caps and labels from bottle bodies — different plastic types earn different points. Flatten to save space.
Paper & cardboard
Keep paper dry (wet is worth much less). Flatten cardboard; remove tape, staples and plastic sleeves. No food or grease.
Glass & metal
Rinse bottles and cans. Remove lids/caps. Keep aluminum (soda cans) apart from tin/steel (food cans) — different values.
Stages & Levels, explained
🪜 A Level (1 → 10)
Your progress bar within a stage — the next small, measurable step. Fill all 10 Levels and you graduate to the next Stage at Level 1. Levels answer: "what's my next move this month?"
🚀 A Stage (1 → 6)
A bigger chapter of the culture — a whole new phase, not just "more of the same." Think of a Stage as the belt and a Level as your progress toward the next belt.
What moves you up
The heart of the score — how much recycling actually flows, measured fairly per location (never raw tonnage, so size doesn't win).
- Coverage — how many of our locations are exchanging.
- How much & momentum — the volume, and whether it's still flowing now.
- Maintain ≥ 70% of your best year — fall below that and the standing drops.
- Access — is a reachable exchange center within reach of each site.
The moves you fully control — the work of building the culture, not just the recycling numbers.
- Activate people — enrol more warriors so participation rises.
- Invite nearby stores — so warriors can redeem EP close to each site.
- Run missions — regular Eco-Missions keep the habit alive.
Milestones — one per stage
Each Stage carries a single measurable milestone — a real number from real data. When you actually meet it, that stage earns a 🏅 on the ladder. A stage can never show as "done" until its milestone is genuinely met, so the ladder stays honest.
- 1First LightThe first exchanges exist — at least one location has started recycling.
- 2AwakeningNearly every location is exchanging (coverage climbing toward 80%).
- 3ConnectingRecovery is linked to people and there's at least one nearby place to redeem.
- 4The CurrentThe flow is sustained and growing — and held at ≥ 70% of your best year.
- 5The CultureIt's a shared habit — participation, redemption density and missions hit the band target.
- 6Nation-scaleYou've begun activating other units — buildings, businesses or barangays around you.
For admins — reading & running it
Everything lives on the 🏝️ Eco-Champion tab of the corporate dashboard. Top to bottom, here's what to read:
🔎 "Are you exchanging enough?"
The hero at the top answers the one question that matters — whether recovery is keeping pace. Green means the current is healthy; a dip means it's time to re-activate quiet sites.
🎯 The goal card
Shows the single highest-leverage next step, computed live (e.g. "re-activate 4 locations that went quiet"). Never guess the next move — this card names it.
🪜 The ladder
The 6 stages with your current Stage and Level. Click any cell to open its emblem, meaning and status — 🏅 completed, 📍 you are here, or ⏳ coming up.
🗺️ The climb ahead
A roadmap from where you are up through Kapuluan and into the Waves, each with its milestone — so you can plan the moves far in advance, not just the next rung.
🚩 Run an Eco-Mission
Launch a time-boxed recycling challenge from the Engagement tab. Regular missions build the habit and lift the effort score — cadence is 20% of the effort block.
🏪 Invite nearby stores
Use the Recruitment tab to invite nearby stores as redemption partners, so warriors can redeem EP close to every site. This raises redemption density.
📦 Grow exchanges at quiet sites
Spot sites that went quiet and get a monthly drop-off going at every location. Re-activating quiet sites is usually the fastest Level-to-Level move.
👥 Activate people
Push individual enrolment so participation rises from the baseline toward the Enterprise-band target. Activation is the biggest slice of the effort block.