--- title: "Recycle at Boots - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United Kingdom | Apple App Store" description: "Welcome to the Recycle at Boots App! About The Recycle at Boots Scheme is operated by Boots UK Limited (“Boots”) and Boots Retail (Ireland) Limited (“Boots ROI “) using Scan2Recycle technology. " --- # Recycle at Boots — United Kingdom > Upload, Recycle, Reward! ![Recycle at Boots App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/f1/0e/f7/f10ef7fb-ad99-61fc-c076-91c5c555cbe4/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007ephone-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [SCAN2RECYCLE](https://apptail.io/developer/scan2recycle-Crcg) **Category:** Lifestyle **Rating:** 1.9/5 (204 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.metrisk.scan2recycle.boots **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United Kingdom **Version:** 4.4.1 (released 2026-03-01) **Original Release:** 2024-03-19 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app/id6473898575) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/recycle-at-boots-Ewyp/united-kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/recycle-at-boots-Ewyp/united-kingdom) ## Recycle at Boots Description Welcome to the Recycle at Boots App! About The Recycle at Boots Scheme is operated by Boots UK Limited (“Boots”) and Boots Retail (Ireland) Limited (“Boots ROI “) using Scan2Recycle technology. It is aimed exclusively at recycling hard-to-recycle beauty, health, and wellness product packaging for example, products that are too small (such as travel minis), made of composite materials (eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks, floss dispensers), or unrecyclable materials (toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes) and blister packs which cannot typically be recycled through household kerbside collections. We do not accept widely recyclable card and paper packaging, glass jars, aluminium packaging, shampoo and conditioner bottles, shower gel plastic bottles etc. because they can be recycled via household waste recycling channels, please check your local council for details on how to recycle these items. The Scheme rewards Boots Advantage Card members with Advantage Card points when they spend £10 or more for recycling a minimum number of qualifying Items. How does the Scheme work? To participate in the scheme, you will need to sign up for a Boots Scan2Recycle account Once the account is created, follow these steps: Upload images of eligible Recyclables into your account - for a full list of eligible recyclables see the accounts page – ‘Recyclable Types’. Go to 'Recyclables' Select 'Add Recyclables' and take a picture of the product (pictures must be of the whole product with the brand and product name shown - do not upload pictures of the barcode) Use the drop-down select to label your items with the brand, product, and packaging type Images are reviewed and verified within 24 hours Monday - Friday, excluding UK public holidays. Once these are verified you will see them in your approved section in 'Recyclables', they are ready to deposit. To deposit the items: Step 1 - Visit a participating store Step 2 - Scan the QR code on the applicable scheme recycling points in a participating store Step 3 - Select at least 5 items to deposit in one go Step 4 - Confirm the deposit by selecting deposit on the screen Step 5 - Deposit items The deposit will be verified, and if successful you will receive the reward voucher in your account. If you don't see the reward voucher immediately, try refreshing the page and check the 'deposits' section in your account. If the deposit wasn't approved, check your email including junk/spam folders for an email from us, stating why. What happens to the products that are recycled? All packaging that is deposited goes to our recycling partner, MYgroup, who are based in the UK to be recycled, reused, or reformed into new products. Materials received are made into other products, such as street furniture or shop fittings. They also go into material called 'MYboard'. Originally designed as a replacement for wooden plyboards to help reduce the demand and overuse of forestry products, this versatile material is now used in a huge array of products by many joiners, shop fitters, building merchants, and general home use. MYgroup offers full traceability - a key element in protecting our seas and environment from plastic waste. We guarantee that nothing will end up in landfill or incineration. The Story so far Since the launch of Recycle at Boots back in 2020, the scheme has recovered over 145 tonnes of hard-to-recycle plastic, that’s more plastic than a house, or 30 Elephants, and issued over 520 thousand rewards to its users. We have saved 2.9 million products from landfill and incineration. Our technology provides full traceability and reporting of items received, meaning every item is accounted for from the moment of deposit to re-manufacture. Get recycling today and get rewarded for your efforts! 2025 Metrisk Ltd ## Recycle at Boots Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/24/dd/0d/24dd0d37-fe9b-a3e7-4159-6f257a81179d/5bc4f160-74fc-4267-a27e-ed944b7622c0_1242-2208-featured_app_1.png/1242x2208.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/d0/a1/01/d0a1011d-e08c-4a15-2359-90165eee4303/a6af5ad3-f285-49bc-be4c-16c92c828aae_feature-2.jpg/1242x2208.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/45/63/3a/45633a40-d79a-b09f-da17-fba64f2448d3/de5b7c31-e121-4876-a4d5-e7ccc6dd56b9_1242-2208-featured_app_3.png/1242x2208.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/9e/68/3a/9e683a58-faa4-187a-7fb5-f32558fd0cbd/31a17a9d-8caa-43e8-914f-78ac778b2b13_feature-4.jpg/1242x2208.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/b9/fc/7c/b9fc7c18-bdfb-5c2f-3e46-6317d1774913/3ec3e03c-ea8b-407a-862b-5a37e19322b8_feature-5.jpg/1242x2208.png) - [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/0b/44/8c/0b448c4b-98b0-6b25-0362-7a2f827a0880/2ff3a476-2e45-4a82-a27b-c14f4e8307e8_feature-6.jpg/1242x2208.png) ## Recycle at Boots Rating Breakdown in United Kingdom - 5 stars: 28 (14%) - 4 stars: 6 (3%) - 3 stars: 9 (4%) - 2 stars: 26 (13%) - 1 stars: 135 (66%) ## Recycle at Boots Reviews in United Kingdom ### **--- "More hassle than it’s worth" Tried it a few times and deposits get rejected and they say it’s because I’m not in a store. If I’m not in the store then how am I scanning the QR code? -- Flyer-Adam , 2025-02-01 ### *---- "Unnecessarily complicated" Way to complicated! For something that is meant to encourage recycling! Why do you have to use the voucher so quickly? Why when activates do you only have 30 min to use? Why does it state it takes prescription items accept them but not take them at any store??? Waste of time and effort! Don’t bother!!!!!!! Heard Harrods app is much better will investigate that! -- CLO99999./-.:-, 2025-01-28 ### *---- "They harvest your data" I didn’t appreciate the fact that I was asked to put my full home address to register. All the recycling data analysis, they supposedly need it for, can be done based on stores geography rather than customers. I was also (wrongly) under the impression that I would get £5 off my shop rather than 500 points which is useless to me as I don’t shop at Boots that often and it’s not a good incentive for me personally -- LadyGrey05, 2025-01-24 ### **--- "Overly Complicated and Slow to Approve" Uploading the items to the app is a faff and it takes many days to approve the items. The deposit and getting the points is also complicated. The John Lewis version is much better. -- Frgbubkfegjk, 2025-01-17 ### *---- "Boots recycle" Whilst the reward is great the length of time to approve items is so long I think most would just end up not using the service. The 30 mins time frame is also not great effortless service -- Hurkey99, 2025-01-04 ### ***** "highly recommend" I’ve used the Boots recycle app twice now and each time it worked, it's a great incentive to recycle, also great that it doesn’t have to be boots items! Great for moms of young babies! -- RebekahMc, 2024-12-30 ### *---- "Don’t bother" Removed this app as the scheme isn’t worth the bother. Took the minimum required 5 items into my local store. The bin was overflowing. So much so could just see the QR code. Photographed the QR as only had app downloaded on iPad. When confirmed recycle informed it was rejected. So why bother. Actually registering the items on the app takes time too. Why bother, just put it in with your usual recycling waste collection. -- Te Pa Pa, 2024-12-27 ### ***** "Brilliant app!" I totally disagree with the 1star review and think this whole initiative is fantastic. Getting spendable points for products I’d otherwise be throwing in landfill, using an app that I can think is straightforward to use. Once you’ve figured out doing the first deposit they’re simple, as long as you make a point of getting your voucher when you’re ready to spend £10 and then claim your points. I don’t understand the negativity. I’m so glad I’ve discovered the app and gained the points! -- EDIETRIM, 2024-12-23 ### *---- "Bring back the website" The website was a bit clunky but worked fine. The App is absolutely appalling, the staff tell me that 75% of customers need help with depositing items or the voucher does not appear, and you can only view the voucher once and use it within 30 minutes. This now has so many restrictions and problems it is starting to look like a scam. Sort it out, Boots, before your reputation gets damaged any further. -- Turronista, 2024-12-22 ### *---- "Voucher list extremely restricted" So today I discovered another extremely annoying thing about this app. On Saturday I recycled five items in my nearest participating store which is 15 miles away from where I live. I got my voucher through which needs to be used within three calendar days. So this morning I went to my local Boots store and activated the voucher, which has to be used within 30 mins (why this is I do not understand). I then discovered that my voucher was not valid in my local store, only in stores where you can actually deposit recyclables. I can see this is in the T&Cs small print but there is so much small print attached to this overly complex scheme that it’s very easy to miss. And because I activated my voucher in store today it is now invalid so I cannot use it in the large participating store 15 miles away. I have never encountered so many unnecessary barriers in what should be a simple and straightforward way to encourage recycling and reward customers for taking part. This app and this scheme are not user friendly in any way and I’ve been completely put off using it in future. A greenwashing initiative from Boots. -- charlesworthgirl, 2024-12-16 ### **--- "Taking longer then 24 hours to response" I haven’t had a proper chance to use the app yet, it states it’ll take 24 hours for a response on your items. It has now got the 3 day mark and I am waiting for 5 products to be accepted. Out of the 6 items (which were all put onto the app on the 01/12/24) one has been accepted and the rest still pending. Very slow process so far. -- 999999999999912334, 2024-12-04 ### *---- "Constantly freezing and glitching" This app just doesn’t work properly on a regular basis. I’ve been using since Jan 2023 and I find it only works properly 1 in 3 times. It’s a very frustrating experience. The scanning of the QR code seems to be where it really stalls - it just doesn’t seem to register but I know it’s not a fault with my phone as all other QR codes load instantly - as they are designed to do. Boots please sift this mess out as it’s not fit for purpose -- Kirstiecustard, 2024-12-03 ### *---- "Can’t log in" It’s funny how on the web I can log in but on the app it doesn’t let me log in. Even if I try to reset my password… the email with the code doesn’t come through. Two times I tried, same problem. Can you pls check what’s wrong with your app. It’s useless as it is now. Thanks! -- zuleika14, 2024-11-29 ### *---- "Great initiative Clunky execution" Come on just facilitate the means to enable better habits. Forgo the voucher & advantage card process & provide a bin to deposit the empty prescribed med packs. Don’t overcomplicate it as you have. Aldi had the correct idea - supplying a recycling depository bin at each store. Job done! -- Escopana, 2024-11-24 ### **--- "Bit of a faff" Four of my eight items approved and the app gave notification to me on my phone to go and recycle them at Boots. After dropping items in the bin and going through the app screens it had told me I had failed as I didn’t drop in five items. Apparently you need 5 items to qualify for a voucher - why’s the app not tell you that? -- mbonline1234, 2024-11-23 ### ***-- "App needs improvement" I imagine that most people have a set list of things they recycle plus a couple of new things every so often. Why then make adding the items so cumbersome? I have to select the brand, type, product type repeatedly every time. I believe I can add multiples in one go by writing something somewhere but I’m not clear. The person replying to my specific email query in relation to this basically responded with a link to the the website. Very helpful, cheers for that. Glad you’re there! -- emu-36, 2024-11-16 ### ***-- "Oh boy!" No option for a ‘shower gel’ so you might as well not bother with those….. also, they’ll keep rejecting your item until you hit the right button describing your item (no suggestion what it could be)….. takes days to get reviewed and if rejected for classifying incorrectly, you are in a long circle to get it right 😵‍💫 -- PavBex, 2024-11-15 ### ***** "Easy once you know" Having deposited over 100 items and with 60 more in my approved list, my advantage points are stacking up! We go through so many packets of wipes, nappy packs and formula a month and it’s so much plastic and waste so it feels good not to just throw it in the bin. It gets me out of the house whilst on maternity leave and I only buy stuff I need, but I’m saving my extra points for the next stage car seat so win win! The items are approved regularly and I’ve never had issues with getting any approved. I regularly upload the same items and it does take time to input them when I have a few different ones, maybe a frequently used list at the top would be beneficial to make the process easier for users? -- Emzoe9, 2024-11-13 ### *---- "Complicated and inefficient" I’ve item pending over three days. Why not put the key rules and expectation on the first page! Brilliant apps piss you off and finally a good reason to go other store -- Victim not alone, 2024-11-06 ### *---- "It didn’t accept any of my empty products" It didnt accept any of my empties, it labeled most of them as dangerous , dont see how an empty product can be dangerous! -- TruthfullReviews, 2024-11-03 [View all Recycle at Boots reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Recycle at Boots Store Rankings | Chart | Country | Category | Rank | |-------|---------|----------|------| | Top Free | Ireland | Lifestyle | #11 | | Top Free | United Kingdom | Lifestyle | #23 | | Top Free | Ireland | Overall | #158 | | Top Free | United Kingdom | Overall | #340 | ## Apps Similar to Recycle at Boots - [musicMagpie](https://apptail.io/app/musicmagpie-ucb/united-kingdom) - [Priority Rewards & Tickets](https://apptail.io/app/priority-rewards-tickets-Wsb/united-kingdom) - [NHS Give Blood](https://apptail.io/app/nhs-give-blood-Buc/united-kingdom) - [Hitched: Wedding Planner](https://apptail.io/app/hitched-wedding-planner-pmd/united-kingdom) - [Sell books with World of Books](https://apptail.io/app/sell-books-with-world-of-books-bbe/united-kingdom) - [Airtime - Mobile Rewards](https://apptail.io/app/airtime-mobile-rewards-nCg/united-kingdom) - [Sun Savers - Treats & Rewards](https://apptail.io/app/sun-savers-treats-rewards-Ftk/united-kingdom) - [One4all Gift Cards](https://apptail.io/app/one4all-gift-cards-IzL/united-kingdom) - [InPost UK](https://apptail.io/app/inpost-uk-inpj/united-kingdom) - [The Ivy](https://apptail.io/app/the-ivy-pFIm/united-kingdom) ## Recycle at Boots Available In - [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/recycle-at-boots-Ewyp/united-kingdom) - [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/recycle-at-boots-Ewyp/ireland) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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