Retailer Sustainability Programs

A&W

Customers can enjoy a 20-cent discount when they bring a reusable cup to A&W for beverages.

Clarks

Clarks’ ShoeShare Program allows members of the public to donate worn or unwanted shoes which would otherwise be thrown away.

Bell

Customers can recycle old phone and accessories such as headsets, chargers and batteries through the Bell Blue Box program. Bell refurbishes phones that are still usable and recycles the rest according to Canadian regulations. The net proceeds from the program go to WWF-Canada’s Regenerate Canada project.

Coach

Customers can trade in your bag bag through Coach (Re)Loved Exchange to be recycled or reimagined. Customers will receive a credit to your Coach Insider account based on the condition and original value of your bag, from $10 up to $250.

Game Stop

GameStop offers the opportunity to trade in your used games, accessories, and consoles for in-store credit. Customers can also trade towards pre-paid Visa or Mastercard gift cards that can be used elsewhere.

GUESS Factory

GUESS partners with Debrand Services in Canada for our in-store recycling project. Bring in 5 or more unwanted clothing from your wardrobe & receive 15% off your purchase.

H&M

Customers can hand in a bag of old clothes at the cash register and receive a thank-you voucher to use toward the next purchase.

L’Occitane

Customers can receive a 10% off on a new full size product when recycling used cosmetic, skincare and haircare packaging at L’Occitane.

LUSH

Customers can claim a free fresh face mask in exchange for 5 empty Lush pots.

La Vie en Rose

Customers can drop off used bras at the store for recycling; they are given to an organization that repurposes them.

Legoland Discovery Centre

Recycle your LEGO® bricks or DUPLO to give your much-loved LEGO® bricks new life to thousands of Canadian children. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre will donate the LEGO® bricks to LEGO® Replay, to provide kids the chance to learn through play and continue their growth.

LUSH

Recycle your empty Lush pots with Lush’s Bring it Back Program. Exchange 5 pots for a free fresh face mask or receive $1 off your next purchase for every empty pot returned. The more empty packaging returned, the more Lush can recycle through their closed-loop recycling system, giving their packaging another life as a future Lush product.

MAC Cosmetics

Recycle your empty MAC Cosmetic containers. For over 30 years, Back-To-MAC has recycled or recovered used product packaging and where possible, given the old plastic a second life. What cannot be recycled is converted to energy.

Nespresso

Simply bring the used coffee capsules to any Nespresso store and we will recycling them.

New York Fries

New York Fries uses completely sustainable packaging – our fries, hot dogs and drinks are now served in compostable cups made from recycled fibres and we are reducing our single use plastics in every possible way.

NIKE

NIKE clean and donate or recycle customers’ used athletic gear and donate the products to people in need.

Rogers

Return wireless devices or accessories that you no longer use to Rogers and we’ll make sure they’re refurbished and reused, or recycled in an environmentally responsible way.

Saje

Saje will be helping to eliminate unnecessary plastic waste by continuing to eliminate plastic bags from our business. We currently offer only paper bags in store, instead of recycled plastic reusable bags. Making sure they’re 100% recyclable and can’t clog up landfills in the future. In store we offer a lifetime warranty on all of our diffusers, which included repairs and placements where possible. If we can’t fix your existing diffuser, we will send it back to our warehouse to be recycled and repurposed. As an organization we are always looking for ethical and environmentally friendly products and packaging to reduce waste and help our community members find eco-friendly substitutions for their homes.

Sephora

Sephora has partnered with Pact Collective to create the Beauty (Re)Purposed program. Pop into your local Sephora to drop off your emptiesand join us in doing better for the planet.

Specsavers

Recycle your old eyeglasses and Specsavers will donate them to Canadian Lions Eyeglass Recycling centre. Recycled glasses are donated to people in need in developing countries.

Starbucks

Starbucks offer a 10-cent discount to encourage customers to use their own reusable mugs or tumblers for their beverages.

Subway

SUBWAY® stores recycle their own packaging where they can, for example, cardboard and ingredient containers.

Telus

Bring your pre-loved phones, tablets and electronic accessories back to a TELUS store and we’ll responsibly recycle, upcycle, and in some cases, donate them to help keep individuals in need connected. Telus’ Bring-It-Back™ program refurbishes and resells old smartphones, giving them a new home rather than adding to electronic waste.

The North Face

XPLR Pass™ members: Give us your used The North Face apparel and footwear to get a $10 shopping credit with us. As part of our commitment to circularity, accepted items will be washed, tuned-up and resold through The North Face Renewed, donated or recycled.

Uniqlo

We collect secondhand UNIQLO clothing that customers no long need in RE.UNIQLO boxes placed in each store. Donations are sorted into clothes that can be reused and clothes can be recycled into new products and materials.

Virgin Plus

Recycle your old phone at any Virgin Plus store and do something good for the planet. All program proceeds are donated to World Wildlife Foundations.