Bag of Old Clothes? Get £5 Off at H&M With Their Recycling Hack

• H&M gives £5 digital vouchers for your old clothes – even from other brands
• Deal stacks on spends over £25, and you can do it multiple times a year
• TikTokers are raving about the recycling trick – and it’s completely free to join

There’s a recycling trick at H&M that’s saving shoppers serious cash – and most people haven’t heard of it.

If you’ve got a drawer full of old tops, socks, or that dress you haven’t worn since pre-lockdown, don’t bin it. Instead, bag it up, take it to H&M, and walk away with a £5 voucher for every bag dropped off.

Amber O’Connor reported in The Mirror that the Swedish fashion giant offers this to all its members – and it doesn’t matter where your old clothes are from. M&S? Shein? Zara? As long as they’re clean, they’re in.

All you have to do is:

Join H&M’s free membership scheme (16+ with consent, 18+ otherwise)

Fill a bag with clothes or textiles (no shoes!)

Take it in-store and hand it over at the recycling box – usually near the tills

Scan a QR code and get your £5 digital voucher in the app

TikTok user kally_209 swears by it. “It’s simple,” she says. “I recycle three bags a few times a year and end up with vouchers for most of my kids’ clothes.” You can do up to six bags every six months, and the vouchers stack on £25 spends in-store or online.

H&M says it’s collected 172,000 tonnes of preloved clothing since launching the initiative in 2013 – and it’s all resold, reused or recycled. Even if it’s too tatty for charity, your old jumper could still earn you a deal.

Tom’s Tip:

This is one of those clever hacks that’s good for your wallet and good for the planet. I always tell people – if you’re decluttering, cash in your clearout! And remember, the more bags you take, the more you save.

Tom Church, Co-Founder of LatestDeals.co.uk the discount code platform said, "It’s a brilliant scheme that helps families save money on clothes they already buy – and it feels great to recycle. H&M deserves credit for making it easy, app-based, and accessible."