Curb Hero

Drive with Curb Hero

$4 per home. Claim routes near you. Cash out anytime.

Curb Hero drivers earn $2 per leg — once when cans go out, once when they come back. Claim routes in your neighborhood, snap a photo at each leg, and Stripe sends earnings to your bank.

01

Apply on the web

Sign up with your name, email, and phone. Pick a home base address and the days you're available to drive.

02

Connect Stripe for payouts

Add your bank through Stripe Connect — same process as Uber, DoorDash, Lyft. We send your earnings directly there.

03

Claim routes near you

Open the driver app, see homes available in your area on pickup day, and claim them. Build a route that works for your schedule.

04

Snap photos, get paid

$2 when you photograph the cans on the curb, $2 when you photograph them back in place. Cash out instantly through Stripe.

How payouts work

Earn, photograph, cash out.

Payouts run through Stripe Connect — the same payment infrastructure that Lyft, DoorDash, and Substack use. You connect once during onboarding, and Stripe handles the bank transfer.

Take-out leg

$2.00

When you photograph the can(s) on the curb

Bring-back leg

$2.00

When you photograph the can(s) back in place

Cash-out fee

$0.25

Flat per Stripe transfer, no other fees

Minimum cash-out

$0.26

Cash out as soon as you've earned more than the fee

A real driver’s week

28 homes

Mon + Thu routes · 2 hrs each

Take-outs (56 × $2)$112.00
Bring-backs (56 × $2)$112.00
Cash-out fees−$0.25
Week net$223.75

Driver questions

Common questions.

How fast does the money land?+

Stripe transfers typically land in your bank within 1–2 business days. Stripe handles the bank network, not us.

How many homes can I claim?+

As many as you can realistically handle. Most drivers do 20–40 homes a night, two nights a week, on routes near home.

What happens if I miss a pickup?+

Each home has a primary driver (you) and up to two backup drivers. If you can't make it, a backup is automatically eligible to pick it up.

Do I need a truck?+

No. Most drivers do this in their own car — you're moving cans from a house to the curb, not transporting trash.

What hours do drivers work?+

Take-outs typically run from 6pm to midnight the night before pickup. Bring-backs run from city pickup time until 8pm the same day.

Apply in two minutes.

Sign up, set your home base, connect Stripe. Start claiming homes the same week.