Proxit

Proxit allows anyone to bring back used nitrous oxide canisters to local tobacco shops in exchange for generous compensation.

Over the past few years, 1L and 3L canisters of nitrous oxide have increasingly been used for recreational purposes by younger generations for their euphoric and short-lived effects, but these canisters have created a bigger problem. Indeed, because of the lack of an accessible means of disposal, they end up in the household waste system and land in waste to energy facilities, where some of these canisters explode, causing unwanted damage and mandatory maintenance, on top of being a danger to the facility’s personnel.

No more need to go to a dedicated recycling center! Proxit transforms local tobacco shops into buy-back relay collection points for used nitrous oxide canisters. With the stores’ flexible schedules and familiar setting, Proxit is designed with the direct needs of consumers and responsible citizens in mind. Identified through a subtle but visible sticker, users simply bring their bottles in the store, hand them over and receive 2€ per canister. Once the storage space is full, the store manager can request Paprec to come collect all the bottles in 48h and receives a transfer with the full amount.

With Proxit, consumers are given the opportunity to dispose of their nitrous oxide canisters while simultaneously participating in their local economy. In exchange for making their storefront accessible to users, local stores are compensated 5€, more than double the amount per bottle, contributing to a cleaner city and a safer waste to energy facility. Consumers are now motivated to dispose of their canisters in a more responsible way instead of loitering the streets with unwanted and dangerous waste.