Do good and earn rewards with PIPs
Did you know you could earn gift cards and discounts when you recycle, or refill your water bottle? With the Positive Impacts Points (PIPs) program, faculty, staff and students are rewarded for actions that benefit the environment, personal well-being and our community.
How it works
PIPs are a 鈥渃urrency of change鈥 earned for logging actions that support sustainability, health and wellness. Using the PIPs Rewards mobile app, here are a few ways staff and faculty can earn PIPs at CU:
- Refill your water bottle. Visit the Environmental Center in UMC 355 to get a PIPs sticker for your water bottle. Scan the code when you refill your water bottle to collect 20 PIPs, up to three times a day.
- Ride your bike. Visit one of the bike stations on campus to get a PIPs sticker for your bike. The sticker will have a QR code you can scan to get 50 PIPs per bike ride, up to three times a day.
- Recycle on campus. Scan the QR code on campus recycling bins when you recycle to earn 20 PIPs.
- Participate in contests and challenges. Complete these in the 鈥淐hallenges鈥 tab of the PIPs Rewards app.
Check the app and look for the PIPs logo for other chances to earn throughout campus! PIPs are awarded mostly through QR codes, Bluetooth beacons or added directly to your account for a few earning options.
What you can do with your PIPs
You have options when it comes to redeeming your PIPs:
- for gift cards to places like Whole Foods, Patagonia, REI, Home Depot, Spotify and more.
- to various non-profit organizations. This includes the 麻豆免费版下载PIPs Student Education Fund, which provides school-related financial support to 麻豆免费版下载students with the PIPs for School Scholarship.
- Gift your PIPs to any other PIPs user through the .
Download the PIPs Rewards app for or . Make sure to choose 鈥漇ign in with your school,鈥 choose 麻豆免费版下载Boulder and sign in with your IdentiKey to start earning PIPs today!