Recycling beauty products can feel like a bit of minefield. While the glass bottle of your foundation can be recycled, the plastic pump cannot. But when it comes to the glass bottles for nail polishes, it’s a big no-no, due to the hazardous toxins found in the formulas.

While we’re taking more time to educate ourselves on the ins and outs of beauty recycling, many brands are launching initiatives to give us a helping hand.

Boots has launched a new sustainability scheme, making it easier than ever to recycle your beauty products.

Customers can bring in empty beauty, health and wellness products – yes, even from brands not stocked at Boots. The drugstore will stop them from going to landfill by ensuring they are recycled properly for a second life. Plus, for every five products deposited, customers will receive 500 Boots Advantage Card Points (the equivalent to £5).

To track the amount of products you donate, Boots is using Scan2Recycle technology, making it the first scheme to ever use this programme. The initiative, which has been created in partnership with No7, will run in 50 stores across the UK.

Boots’ new beauty recycling scheme offers Advantage Card points in return for empty products