Boots rolls out national blister pack recycling scheme
Boots is rolling out a blister pack recycling scheme across the UK.
The move follows a successful trial in London and the south east last year where 170,000 customers signed up to the initiative.
Subscribe to TRBNow available at over 800 stores, the scheme rewards customers for recycling their empty blister packs from any brand.
Blister packs, commonly used for vitamins and medicines, are made of plastic and foil and cannot typically be recycled through household kerbside collections.
Boots Advantage Card members can now earn 100 points (worth £1) for every five empty blister packs when they drop them off at a participating Boots store and spend £5 or more.
Candice Smith, head of ESG at Boots, said: “Taking medicines or vitamins in blister pack packaging is an essential part of everyday life for many of us – even more so during the winter when it is peak cough cold season.
“We know from our pilot scheme that people want a recycling solution for their empty blister packs, which is why we’re now making it available in towns and cities across the country.
“We look forward to seeing the recycled materials take on a new life as playground equipment and furniture.”
The new blister pack recycling scheme is part of the wider Recycle at Boots initiative
