How to get HUNDREDS of pounds from recycling on the high street including Boots, H&M and John Lewis

RECYCLING is good for the environment but it can also be good for your wallet too.

More and more high street shops are offering incentives to shoppers who bring back old clothes and plastic packaging for recycling.

These savings come in the form of money off your shopping, vouchers, loyalty points and even freebies too.

With Earth Day on April 22 we've taken a look at the these recycling schemes and worked out they could save you £92 in total, and more if you use them regularly.

Here's what you can return, where - and how much you stand to save, simply by returning something to be recycled.

1. Boots - Save £5

Return old make up and empty toiletries to Boots and you'll get 500 free Advantage card points, which are worth £5.

Normally, you would have to spend at least £125 to earn 500 Advantage card points as the loyalty scheme offers four points for every £1 spent.

Launched last year at 50 Boots stores, the empties you give back don't have to be from Boots, they will accept packaging from any brand or store.

The goal is getting people to return plastic packaging that is hard to recycle, like mascara wands, vitamin bottles and toothbrushes.

You just need to use your smartphone camera to take a picture of each of the items on the  - you'll need to create a free account and add your Advantage card number.

Drop off the empties in store and scan the QR code at the recycling points near No7 beauty counters.

You'll then be sent a barcode to redeem the points at a No7 till point and you need to do this on the same day.

You can return as many empties as you want, though no more than five each day, so you could save even more.

You can see the locations where you can recycle and the items that can be returned here and .