Types of collection slots

What different types of collection slots are there?

There are two types of collection slots on Olio: ongoing and one-off.

Ongoing collections

• These have a start date but no end date
• They might happen daily, weekly, fortnightly, or monthly
• Once you claim an ongoing collection, it’s yours until you step down or the business stops working with Olio at that time

One-off collections

• These happen just once, usually when another Food Waste Hero skips their slot

• You can also claim the very first instance of an ongoing collection as a one-off, if you’d like to try it before committing

  When an ongoing collection first appears, you’ll now see two buttons:

  • Claim the one-off plus the ongoing slot (commit long-term)
  • Claim just the one-off (help out once)
• For example: if an ongoing collection starts on 8th May, you’ll have the option to claim just that single collection on 8th May, or both the one-off and the ongoing slot together

This way you can decide if you’d like to stick with a collection regularly, or just help out now and then.