Amount, time, place, and preparation should be understood in a few seconds.
Purpose and progress
Taroma: deposit packaging, picked up.
Deposit packaging already has clear value. What is missing is the convenient action between the person holding that value at home and the person who can move it back into the system. Taroma is being shaped as a clear and practical pickup layer: fewer bags at home, fewer separate errands, and more packaging returning where it belongs.
Current status
Preparing for a closed test
The goal is not to launch anything as fast as possible. The goal is to launch a pickup flow that is understandable for households, worthwhile for collectors, and clear about amount, preparation, reward, and responsibility.
Concept
A local exchange of value.
Taroma is based on a simple triangle: value sitting at home, a person already moving nearby, and a clear agreement between them. It should feel less like a classified ad and more like a living city rhythm where packaging moves when it is genuinely convenient.
The offer should fit a real route instead of creating another unnecessary trip.
Taroma adds a convenient pickup layer. It does not try to replace deposit rules.
Why
Why it matters
Most people know that deposit packaging is worth money. In everyday life, that value often loses to time, space, and convenience. Bottles and cans pile up near the door, on the balcony, in a storage room, or in the car trunk because going to a return point becomes one more errand. When the day is already full, packaging easily becomes a “later” task.
Taroma wants to turn that “later” into a clear offer: a person enters the amount, pickup place, preparation state, and the share of deposit value they are willing to give for pickup. A collector sees whether the offer fits their route, timing, and effort. Both sides see the same rules before anything happens.
This is not an attempt to replace the deposit system. It is an attempt to fill the gap between homes and return points. The system already has a financial base: 0.10 EUR for each eligible package. Taroma adds organized pickup logic so that value can move even when the owner does not want to make a separate return trip.
From a marketing point of view, the message is deliberately grounded: “homes feel lighter.” Behind that simple line is a broader benefit: tidier homes, less procrastination, clearer rewards for small local work, more visible packaging movement, and an easier habit of returning deposit packaging.
What it is
Agreement, not a noticeboard.
Clear amount
Every offer starts with a number. A household should understand how many packages are ready, what their deposit value is, and what part could be assigned to pickup. This avoids the awkward situation where a collector arrives for a vague bag and both sides expect a different outcome.
Clear preparation
Packaging should be prepared so pickup does not take too long or feel uncomfortable. The app and pages explain how to separate packages, how to place them, when a larger amount is worth listing, and when it makes more sense to wait until there is more.
Clear reward
A collector should understand immediately whether a pickup is worth their time. That is why Taroma focuses on visible information: place, amount, likely return, distance, and time window should be readable before accepting.
Progress
Early stage: 7%
Progress shows product readiness, not a promise about a specific date. It is better to define rules slowly and protect both sides than to launch a rough process quickly and make users pay for the missing details.
Launch readiness
7%
Concept
Value logic
Pickup flow
App structure
Safety rules
Closed test
Public opening
0.10 EUR
That is the value of one eligible deposit package. When 80, 120, or 300 pieces pile up at home, they are not just waste. They are value waiting for a clear path.
2 sides
Households want space back and part of the value returned. Collectors want offers that fit how they move. Taroma has to make the agreement simple.
1 goal
More packaging returns to the deposit system without heavy extra effort. That is the entire idea: not loud, but useful.
Tariffs and clarity
Clear numbers before agreement.
Taroma starts from the fact that deposit value is already known. We do not want hidden fees, confusing rewards, or a situation where a person only understands what happened with their money after pickup is complete.
For every eligible deposit package. This is the base value used for calculation.
A demonstration share for the collector handling pickup and return. The final amount should be visible upfront.
During launch, the priority is validating pickup quality, rules, and real demand.
If a service fee appears later, it will be shown before confirmation, not hidden after the action.
The creator of the offer decides how much value is used for convenience and how much stays with them.
Offers should be judged by time, distance, amount, and the real size of the reward.
Roadmap
Path to product
The roadmap is not decoration. It shows what has to be solved so pickups are not random: preparation, acceptance, cancellation, inaccurate counts, failed pickup, feedback, and the simple question of whether the experience is actually good for both sides.
Private waitlist
Collect early signals from households and collectors to understand demand, common amounts, and where density can exist.
Pickup rules
Define preparation, safe contact, cancellation, inaccurate counts, non-returnable packaging, and responsibility.
App flow
Refine offer creation, acceptance, statuses, notifications, time windows, and feedback after pickup.
First real pickups
A small opening helps measure timing, distance, success rate, causes of disputes, and what people do not understand.
Refined pricing
Testing will show which rewards work for different amounts, home types, travel patterns, and pickup times.
Wider opening
Access grows only when there are enough offers, clear rules, and enough people available to collect packaging.
Principles
What we will not build
No vague pricing
A person should understand the money before confirming an offer. If the amount is unclear, trust disappears quickly.
No chaotic pickups
Pickup needs time, status, and preparation rules. This protects both sides and makes it possible to understand whether the process works.
No empty technology noise
Taroma should not feel like another fashionable screen without substance. Design has to help people understand what to do and why it matters.
No fake scale
It is better to work well in a smaller area than to promise pickup everywhere before there are enough offers and collectors.
Questions
What to know before launch
Does Taroma buy packaging directly?
No. The idea is to connect someone with prepared deposit packaging to someone who can pick it up and return it.
Will the household lose all deposit value?
No. The offer creator sees the deposit value and chooses what part to assign for convenient pickup.
Why does the collector need a reward?
Pickup takes time, movement, and responsibility. A visible reward lets the collector decide honestly whether the offer makes sense.
When will the app be available?
First comes a closed test. Public opening depends on whether rules, pickup flow, and offer density work in practice.
Why not open everywhere immediately?
Trust matters in a pickup platform. If an area does not have enough offers or collectors, the experience becomes weak for both sides.
What can someone do now?
They can track progress, open the app page, and leave a signal for the platform where they want a launch note.
Bottles move.
Homes feel lighter.
This page will grow with the product: progress, rules, tariffs, test results, and product decisions should be visible in one place.
App