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Turn your wasted items into wealth! Living sustainably is important, and we all try to do our bit in our own homes, buying used, recycling household waste and using refills where we can. Big companies are also striving to do their bit, offering schemes and initiatives to help promote the message in our consumer society, while also allowing the customer an opportunity to save with a discount on their products. Find out more with FTB...
WHSmith WHSmith runs an initiative called "BookCycle", which is a fantastic way for you to exchange any unwanted or secondhand books lling up your bookshelves at home. The simple process involves registering your old books on its website and taking them down to a participating WHSmith store. Customers then receive an eGift Voucher via email which you can then spend in store or online on all the new releases. The old books will then be passed on for another reader to enjoy or will be responsibly recycled. whsmith.co.uk/brands/whsbookcycle/
Schuh Bring a pair of old, unwanted or outgrown shoes to any schuh or schuh kids store and it will recycle them in partnership with Recyclatex and give you £5 off a new full-price pair over £25. The shoes don't even need
to have been purchased from schuh. schuh.co.uk/help/sell-your-soles/
H&M H&M is certainly not new to this and has been
operating a garment collecting programme since 2013. It aims to reduce the amount of clothes that end up in land ll by offering consumers the chance to recycle – "Let's close the loop". Customers can take their unwanted clothes to a store and will receive a thank you voucher to use towards their next purchase. H&M sells what is wearable as secondhand, reuses the fabrics and turns it into new clothes, or recycles by shredding the textile bres and having that reused elsewhere – for example as insulation materials for housing! hm.com/engb/sustainability-at-hm/our-work/close-the- loop.html
M&S M&S takes great care in trying to ensure that its school uniform garments are long lasting and hand-me- downable. However, once you don't need the uniform any more, it offers its "Back to School Shwopping Scheme – Lets Shwop for Oxfam". Pop into an M&S store and use the Shwop box to drop off your unwanted clothes. Using a QR code, the customer can receive a 20% discount on kids' daywear! marksandspencer.com/c/plan-a-shwopping
IKEA IKEA is buying back your used furniture in
what it calls "Buyback & Resell". The aim is to give secondhand furniture as many lives as possible and put an end to the dump runs! Customers receive in-store credit as an incentive to bring back their pre- loved IKEA furniture, ensuring everyone is a winner, the environment being the gold medal holder! Your old furniture will then be sold secondhand to customers who want to give it a new home. A little action that can have a big impact. ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/services/buy-back/
John Lewis Become a John Lewis member and
receive £5 off a £20 spend on fashion or homeware with "Fashioncycle". Just bring in ve or more items of preloved clothing. It's as simple as that! johnlewis.com/our-services/fashioncycle
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