FAQs

Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. If you still cannot find an answer to your question, you can contact us.

Registration

Why do I need to register for the Pod?

Registering for the Pod gives you access to our extensive range of teaching resources and enables you to sign up to Pod campaigns. You and your students will be able to blog about your work too.

Who is eligible to register with the Pod?

To register with the Pod you must be a teacher, teaching assistant, school employee, associate or governor, community group leader Home Educator, or a local authority contact. You can also register if you are an employee of one of our sponsors.

Students and other members of the community can still view blogs, games, movies and the resources within Students. If you are a young person and you want to blog, your teacher or community group leader will give you a blog code.

Can several people from the same school register?

Yes, each user must create their own account. Register now.

I can't find my school on the Pod's registration pages, what should I do?

If you can't find your school on the Pod's registration page please try entering only the first part of your postcode. If you still can't find your school please you can use the manual registration.

I am unable to register and need some help. What should I do?

If you need help registering with the Pod, you can contact us and we will help you to register.

Account

Forgotten username or password – teacher or other user

If you are a teacher, you should log in with the email address you used to register on the site.

If you have forgotten your password, click here and enter your email address to be sent a reminder.

If you're still experiencing issues with your account, please contact us.

Forgotten username or password – student

If you have forgotten your username or password, please speak to your teacher who will be able to help you.

Can I change my account information?

Yes: if you are a teacher, teaching assistant or community group leader you can edit your details in your My Account page by clicking on 'Edit account information'. Please note that you can't change your email address, as this is your username for your account. To manually change your email address, ease contact us


If you would like to change your school or group’s address please contact us

Blog

How do teachers and community groups leaders blog?

  1. Login
  2. Go to the My Account page and click on the 'Add a blog' button.
  3. Fill in the form as instructed. You can add text blogs, image blogs and add an attachment such as a Word document.
  4. Don't forget to select which activity and/or campaign you are blogging about!

How do students blog?

Firstly, students need to register. You can invite them to do so through the My Account page. 

Students should then go to the My Account page, click 'Add a blog'. Students will then be able to enter details of their blog, and should make sure they choose the correct activity and/or campaign from the filter box. 

You will then need to moderate your students' blogs before they appear on the site. You can do this from your My Account page.

How can I moderate my students' blogs?

Go to your My Account page - any pending blog posts from your students will be in the Notifications and reminders' box. You can also moderate pending blogs from students within your school or group who have blogged using another teacher's blog code just remember to let that teacher know that's what you're doing.

Where can I find my school or group’s blogs?

If you are looking for blogs from a specific school or group you can go to the school or group’s homepage and view their blogs from there. You can search for a school or group under the map on your schools page, which you can access through My Account, or if you are looking for your school or group’s blogs, you can log in and then press the ‘My school/group’ button at the top of the page.

Campaigns

How do I sign up to a campaign?

You need to be a registered teacher, teaching assistant or community group leader, and be logged in to sign up to a campaign.

Go to the Campaigns section, select which campaign you are interested in and click on 'Take part'. Schools and groups can only sign up to a campaign once, so if someone else in your school or group has signed up to the current campaign you will not be able to sign up again. There is a maximum of one campaign pack per school/group. 

Home educators and Pod Sponsor employees are unable to sign up to campaigns, but can still participate by downloading the free resources on the Pod.

What is a campaign survey and how do I complete one?

A campaign survey allows you to measure the impact of your Switch Off Fortnight or Waste Week campaign. To complete a survey:

  • Log in
  • Go to your school or group's homepage and scroll down to the Switch Off Fortnight or Waste Week survey box
  • Collect the data for your pre-campaign survey
  • Enter the details about light/appliances left on or the amount of waste you're sending to landfill.
  • Run your campaign
  • Collect the data for your post campaign survey
  • Log in and go back to the Switch Off Fortnight or Waste Week Survey box on your school/group's homepage
  • See how much you have saved!

Please note that you can only complete a survey once for each campaign.

How do you calculate how much energy we have saved?

Fill out the survey by entering the number of appliances on, off and on standby on your first (undercover) audit. Then, after you have run an energy awareness campaign in school, run another survey and enter the results. We'll calculate the amount of energy you would save in a 24-hour period, and if you kept it up, over a year. Figures are based on typical energy consumption values for the appliances, assuming that anything left on or on standby is left like that for 1.5 hours and 195 school days in the year.

How do I get a campaign pack?

Teachers or community group leaders who sign their school up to an eligible campaign* will automatically go on the list to receive a free engagement pack. However, you need to be quick – there are a limited number available for each campaign. So sign up fast!

Please note, packs can often get lost in the school office – be sure to tell staff who cover that area that you're expecting one.

* not all campaigns will include a campaign pack. Packs are limited to one per school and are sent on a first come, first served basis.

Can I join a campaign at a different time?

Our campaigns are scheduled throughout the year and provide engaging resources to help get your whole school involved. The campaign resources can also be found at in the Teachers section, so you can access them at any time. You can take part in the campaigns when they are open and blog your progress through your account, or you can use the resources independently to run a campaign within your own school. To find out when our campaigns run, please see the calendar on the Campaigns page.

Recycle to Read

What is Recycle to Read?

Recycle to Read is a campaign designed to give schools and communities an opportunity to recycle to get new books to support children’s literacy.

The programme is collecting items not typically collected from households for recycling, such as toys, textiles, and batteries, through school and retail collections. Participating schools are rewarded with vouchers to buy a fantastic discounted range of fiction and non-fiction books suitable for early years through to 11-year-olds, from the Harper Collins Recycle to Read book catalogue.

Who can take part?

Nursery, primary and junior schools in mainland England (including the Isle of Wight) Wales and Scotland registered with the Pod can take part in Recycle to Read battery and textiles collections. Currently, schools in Northern Ireland can participate in textiles collections only. All schools registered with the Pod can access the Recycle to Read education resources.

Only schools in the current trial areas (Brighton, East and West Sussex) can take part in Recycle to Read Toys.

Does it cost anything to take part?

No. It is free for schools to take part in Recycle to Read.

How do we take part?

Register for a free account for your school with the Pod (if your school is not already registered). Login and sign up to the Recycle to Read campaign of your choice.
Currently you can choose from:

  1. Recycle to Read Toys if you are a school with pupils aged 2 to 11 years of age in Brighton, East and West Sussex you will be invited to take part in the trial of Recycle to read Toys.
  2. If your school is not in one of these areassign up to be notified when toy recycling retail collections are active in your area.
  3. Recycle to Read Textiles to hold a collection day for unwanted textiles to earn £300 per tonne (30p per kilo) in book rewards.
  4. Recycle to Read Batteries to receive a battery box and campaign pack to earn £30 per full box of batteries emptied (if your school is one of the first 100 schools to book a collection*). Schools signed up for the battery collections are also entered into a prize draw to win a £100 book voucher code. 

*Terms and conditions apply

What happens after we sign up to a campaign?

After signing up to any campaign, you will receive an email containing everything you need to take part including a range of resources to ensure you have everything you need to hold a successful collection. These can also be accessed via the Recycle to Read campaign pages when you are logged in. You may also be sent a printed pack depending on the type of collection you have registered for. See the Campaign Guides for details.

How do the collections work?

See the following campaign guides for details

What resources are provided?

You will be provided with a campaign guide, assembly presentation, and parent mail plus a range of other helpful resources, depending on the type of collection you have opted for, to help ensure your collections are a success.

A wide range of additional topic-based education resources to support whole school, class or eco-team engagement are also available for download from our resource library. You may also be sent a printed pack depending on the type of collection you have registered for. See the campaign guides for details.

Are the books discounted?

Yes. All books in the Harper Collins Recycle to Read catalogue offer exclusive discounts for schools registered to Recycle to Read who have vouchers.

What books are available?

The Recycle to Read catalogue contains a wide range of fiction and non-fiction book titles suitable for early years up to 11 years (catering for nursery, primary and junior schools).

How do I get books for my school?

Schools eligible to participate in Recycle to Read collections this academic year 2023-24 can get book voucher codes. Book voucher codes can be used as discount vouchers or credit vouchers to purchase discounted books from the Recycle to Read book catalogue managed by Harper Collins.

How much can I earn from recycling?

The amount schools can earn for recycling this academic year (2023-24):

  • Textile recycling: £300 worth of book vouchers per tonne (30p per kilo)
  • Battery recycling: £30 worth of book vouchers (for the first 100 schools returning a full battery box in the academic year 2023-24). Schools signed up for the battery collections are also entered into a free prize draw to win a £100 book voucher code.
  • Toy recycling: All schools that take part in the Recycle to Read Trial are eligible to access the exclusive discounts on books in the Recycle to Read range this academic year 2023-24. Book voucher codes can also be awarded as prizes.

See the campaign guides for details.

How soon will I get my book vouchers?

If your school has had a Recycle to Read collection, you will receive an email containing your collection results and book voucher codes earned (if any) within 25 working days of the collection.

What are Book Voucher Codes?

Schools eligible to participate in Recycle to Read collections this academic year 2023-24 can get book voucher codes. Book voucher codes can be used as discount vouchers or credit vouchers to purchase discounted books from the Recycle to Read catalogue managed by Harper Collins. The Recycle to Read catalogue contains a wide range of fiction and non-fiction book titles suitable for early years up to 11 years (catering for nursery, primary and junior schools).

Voucher codes are issued in increments of £5 (£5,10,15,20,25 etc.) up to £100 after which codes are issued in multiples of £100 (£100,200,300 etc.). The minimum voucher value is £5. An additional £2.95 is deducted per voucher issued to cover P&P for each order placed using a book voucher. For example, if a school has earned 12,500 Recycling Reward Points (£125) a minimum of 2 vouchers would be issued and 2x £2.95 removed (£5.90) leaving a total of £119.10. This will be rounded down to the nearest £5 (£115), Therefore, a £100 voucher and a £15 voucher will be issued. 

Only one book voucher code can be used in each book order transaction. 

What if the books I want to buy cost more than the vouchers I have?

If the cost of the book(s) in your basket is greater than the value of the book voucher code, it is possible to use other payment methods to cover the remaining cost. Discounts are applied to the total order value of discounted books. It is only possible to redeem book voucher codes once.

What if the value of my book voucher is greater than the cost of the books I want to buy?

It is worthwhile using the entire value of your book voucher as no change/ or equivalent can be given for any unspent book voucher code value. If the book voucher code value is higher than the cost of the item(s) in the transaction, the remaining book voucher code value will be lost.

When do the book voucher codes expire?

Book voucher codes issued by Recycle to Read during the school year 2023/24, expire July 2025 unless a different date is provided at the time of issue or through notification (with a minimum of 30-day's notice).

How do I buy books from the Recycle to Read catalogue?

Go to the book ranges on www.Collins.co.uk/recycletoread and select the items you would like to buy and follow the onscreen instructions to complete your purchase. You will be given an opportunity to enter your book voucher code as a discount code.

What if I lose my voucher code?

Unfortunately we cannot provide new voucher codes for those that have been lost or be held responsible for refunding the value of book voucher codes that have been redeemed without school consent. Please see our terms and conditions.

How do I book a textiles collection?

If you have registered for Recycle to Read Textiles you can request a textiles collection by emailing collections@wastebuster.co.uk your school’s name, address, contact name, contact email and telephone number and use the words ‘Textiles Collection’ in the subject area.

What textiles can I collect?

All items should be clean and wearable (or reusable) and in general good condition.

Recycle to Read textiles collections CAN accept:

Wearable Clothing
Paired Shoes
Handbags
Belts
Duvet Covers
Pillowcases

Recycle to Read textiles collections CANNOT accept:

Workwear
Uniforms (including school uniforms)
Wet/Soiled Items
Duvets
Pillows
Blankets
Table Cloths
Linens
Cushions
Carpets

How do I book a battery box collection?

When your school signs up for Recycle to Read Batteries your details will automatically be forwarded to our battery collections partner to get your battery collection box delivered.

When your box is full, please follow the instructions printed on the box and book via our battery collector by calling 0161 989 9636 or by emailing valpak@pbrl.co.uk with your school details stating you are collecting for Recycle to Read. Once booked you will receive a collection within 10 working days.

Collections are made from the main school reception during school opening hours without advanced notice* – so please make your box available for collection once booked. On your collection day, you will receive a collection receipt, and your box will be emptied ready to receive more batteries – please do not tape/ seal your box.

If you have any collection queries, please call ‘Portable Battery Recycling’ on 0161 989 9636 or email valpak@pbrl.co.uk, who are collecting on the behalf of our battery collection partner Valpak (https://www.valpak.co.uk/).

*Having no advanced notice allows our collector (Portable Battery Recycling) to reduce environmental impact by coordinating collections daily, lowering transport miles.

What batteries can I collect?

 Recycle to Read battery collections CAN accept:

AAA, AA, C, D, 9V and 6V Batteries
Mobile Phone Batteries
Laptop Batteries
Power Tool Batteries

All lithium (Li) and button batteries should have sticky or masking tape covering their connectors. Button batteries can be placed in a line between two sections of sticky tape.

Recycle to Read battery collections CANNOT accept:

Damaged or leaking batteries
Car Batteries
Industrial Batteries
Batteries with connecting wires (unless taped to the side of the battery)

Do I need to undertake any risk assessments to hold recycling collections?

We recommend undertaking a risk assessment before undertaking any collections activity to ensure it is compliant with your schools H&S protocol. Although risks associated with hosting household battery collection points are considered to be low, it is advised that all battery collection points inform their insurers of the collection system, providing risk assessments. Further guidance on safe collection and storage can be found here: Valpak Battery Collections Guide. Guidance on child health and safety considerations can be found here: Valpak Child Health and Safety Guide.

How are batteries recycled?

Batteries collected through Recycle to Read with our partner Valpak (https://www.valpak.co.uk/), are taken to a sorting facility that separates the different types/chemistries of batteries, ready to be sent to specialist refineries in the UK or Europe (there is limited battery refinery capacity in the UK).

Refineries then break down, sort and smelt/refine the different battery components, so that the valuable and rare resources in batteries can be recovered and reused to make new batteries and electronics, and ensure any hazardous waste is disposed of safely.

The battery recycling process video can be viewed here: https://jointhepod.org/teachers/films/r2r-battery-process.  

Are batteries dangerous?

Batteries can cause serious injury or death if swallowed, please keep batteries out of the reach of small children and pets.

Batteries incorrectly disposed of can lead to the release of damaging chemicals to land, water and air. They can corrode in the environment - leaching dangerous metals and chemicals, and when burnt in energy from waste plants release toxic gasses and ash. Some batteries such as lithium-ion (Li) batteries may even cause fires or explode when damaged.

Further guidance on safe collection and storage can be found here: Valpak Battery Collections Guide. Guidance on child health and safety considerations can be found here: Valpak Child Health and Safety Guide.

How are textiles recycled?

Textiles are sorted in the UK by our partners, to ensure that only suitable items are sent for reuse in the UK and around the world to get the best use and value from them and preventing wastage.

Textiles that are not suitable for reused are sent for recycling in the UK, either to be cut up to make industrial wiping cloths or sent for ‘flocking’ where they are broken down and their fibres used as stuffing or even reweaved into new materials.

A small percentage (~3% on average) are currently unrecyclable and are sent for waste to energy treatment.

Recycle to Read work with LMB Textiles and Nathans Waste Savers to process any textiles collected through the programme for reuse and recycling. Further information on both companies can be found here:

 

What is the difference between signing up to Recycle to Read Toys and registering for the Pod?

Only Pod schools in the current trial area, can sign up to take part in Recycle to Read Toys. If you’re not already a Pod school, you can register here. Any Brighton, East and West Sussex school who signed up to Recycle to Read Toys prior to the 4 September 2023 will automatically be enrolled in the trial. If you do not want to be part of the trial, please contact us.

How do schools collect Planet Care Points?

Once schools are signed up to the trial, they can start collecting points by getting people to rehome unwanted toys and recycle broken plastic toys in participating Tesco stores. See below for people do this.

Schools can earn 50 bonus Planet Care points by holding a toy sale or toy swap shop. (when they do this anyone who donates a toy can also claim a rehoming point by telling us about by completing the form and nominating your school on the Get Points page of recycletoread.org.

 

Where can I find terms and conditions for the trial and the competitions/prize draws?

Schools - you can find the full Terms and Conditions here. Individuals and families can find the terms and conditions for earning Planet Care Points on recycletoread.org or by clicking here.

Do I need to sign up if I want to collect Planet Care Points for a school? (As a family or individual)

No. You just need to tell us about your toy rehoming or recycling, by going to the Get Points page on recycleread.org and filling out the form. You will need to select the school you are earning Planet Care Points for. NB Your chosen school will need to have signed up to take part, for you to select them to get the points you earn.

Do I need to be affiliated with a school to take part?

No. Anybody can collect Planet Care Points for schools by rehoming and recycling toys.

How do Individuals and families earn Planet Care Points?

You can get Planet Care Points for rehoming or recycling toys and registering these actions with us.

Getting points for rehoming toys
If you have rehomed a toy(s), take a photo of your rehomed toy(s) in their new home/ place, complete our toy rehoming registration form by filling in your email address (adult addresses/ over 18 year olds only), selecting the school you would like to give your Planet Care Point to, adding the number of toys rehomed and uploading the photo of the toys in their new homes/places and submit the form. Once your registration is verified, your Planet Care Point will be given to your selected school, which will appear on the School Leaderboard. If you have fully verified your toy rehoming and remembered to upload a photo you will also be entered into our prize draws (Terms and conditions apply).

Getting points for recycling toys
When you take your toys to a Tesco store to drop into one of our collection bins, scan the QR code which will open a simple form for you to complete to register your toy recycling. The form will ask you for your email address, Tesco store used, number of toys you put in the bin (roughly). It will also ask you to select which school should get your Planet Care Point. Once you have submitted the form and your registration is verified, your Planet Care Point will be added to your selected school’s total and appear on our School Leaderboard. You will then be entered into our prize draws (Terms and conditions apply).

Can I register my recycling if I forgot to scan the QR code on the collection bin when I dropped off our broken plastic toys for recycling?

Yes. You can register your recycling by going to the Get Points page and selecting ‘Toy Recycling’ to register your toy recycling.

How many points can I earn in a day?

Individuals and families can earn a maximum of one Planet Care Point for rehoming toys or recycling toys, per day. So, you can earn an overall maximum of two Planet Care Points per day (one for rehoming and one for recycling).

How many Planet Care Points per day can a school collect?

There is no maximum amount for schools to collect. Individuals earning points for a school, can earn a maximum of one point for recycling and one point for rehoming per day.

Do we get more Planet Care Points the more toys we rehome or recycle?

We don’t award points per toy. It is a maximum of one Planet Care Point for rehoming toys and a maximum of one Planet Care Point for recycling toys, regardless of the number of toys that have been rehomed or recycled each day. The only exception to this is the bonus points schools can collect for holding a toy sale or toy swap shop.

How do schools collect points for hosting a toy sale or toy swap shop?

To claim the 50 bonus Planet Care Points you need to email us. Please include a photo of the event, your schools name, the date of the event and a few lines about it. We’ll use your photo on the Recycle to Read gallery which you can see here (Terms and conditions apply).

Can I earn points even if my school isn’t registered?

No. You can’t earn Planet Care Points for a school that isn’t signed up. Only schools that are signed up to Recycle to Read Toys will be available to select in the drop-down menu (in the toy rehoming and toy recycling registration forms in the Get Points page. If your school isn’t in the list, why not ask them to sign up (if they are in the trial area - Brighton, East and West Sussex).

Do I need to give you an email address to get Planet Care Points?

Yes, individuals must submit an email address to get Planet Care Points for a school and it must be an email address that belongs to somebody over the age of 18. We will use this email address for the prize draws and to send book discount codes. We never share email addresses with third parties. For full details about how we use your data, please see our Data Protection Policy.

Are the Planet Care Points only for schools?

Yes. Everybody that earns Planet Care Points must choose a school to give them to.

Can individuals collect Planet Care Points?

No. Everybody that earns Planet Care Points must give them to a school (only schools can collect points).

Is there a Planet Care Points leaderboard for individuals?

No, the leaderboard is only for schools.

Where can I find the School leaderboard?

You can take a look at the Planet Care Point School Leaderboard here.

How can my school take part?

Schools can sign up to take part on the Recycle to Read Toys campaign page on, The Pod. Please note that only schools (with pupils aged 2-11 years) in East and West Sussex can take part in the trial. If your school is not in this area, they can still sign up to be notified when the programme is available to them.

I didn’t/ couldn’t scan the QR code when I put my toys in the bin to be recycled, how can I claim Planet Care Points?

Go to the Get Points page and complete the toy recycling form.

How can I help my school get books?

You can help your school get books by helping them collect Planet Care Points.

You can earn Planet Care Points by:

  1. Finding a new home for any unwanted toys.
  2. Recycling any small broken plastic toys in a Recycle to Read Toy Collection bin in a participating Tesco store.
  3. Registering your toy rehoming and recycling with us and selecting which school you are collecting points for.

Please note that only registered schools in East and West Sussex, can currently collect Recycle to Read Planet Care Points for toy rehoming and recycling.

How many books can a school get with Planet Care Points?

Planet Care Points aren’t a virtual currency. We reward the top 50 point collecting schools with books vouchers from £50-500 depending on their ranking at midday 4th December 2024.

How do I know if my school is taking part?

Planet Care Points aren’t a virtual currency. We reward the top 50 point collecting schools with books vouchers from £50-500 depending on their ranking at midday 4th December 2024.

How do I know if my school is taking part?

They will be in the drop-down list when you register toy rehoming or toy recycling. If they are registered and have collected any Planet Care Points, they will be listed in the School Leaderboard.

I have two children at DIFFERENT schools. They both want to earn Planet Care Points, what do we do?

They can both earn points for their schools. A maximum of one Planet Care Point for rehoming and one Planet Care Point for recycling can be claimed per day, so you will have to register each child’s activity on different days.

I have two children at THE SAME school, can they both claim Planet Care Points for the toys they have rehomed and recycled?

They can both earn points for their school. A maximum of one Planet Care Point for rehoming and one Planet Care Point for recycling can be claimed per day, so you will have to register each child’s activity on different days.

Are secondary schools able to take part?

No, not yet. Recycle to Read Toys is currently only for schools with pupils aged between 2-11 years.

Can I recycle games and puzzles in your recycling bins?

No, not yet. Recycle to Read Toys is currently only for schools with pupils aged between 2-11 years.

Where’s my nearest Tesco store recycling point?

You can find your nearest participating Tesco store using our handy store location map on our homepage. Please note, during the trial, only selected large stores in East and West Sussex will be participating.

Where in Tesco stores, will I find the bin?

The bins will usually be clearly visible and located behind the tills. Use the store locator on our homepage to find your nearest participating store. Please only put toys into our bins and don’t leave them anywhere else, inside or outside the stores.

What do we do if the collection bin in our local Tesco store is full?

Do not leave toys by the bin if it is full, this is very important for safety reasons. If the bin is full, please take your toys to a different store, or bring them back a different day. Our recycling bins will be emptied on a regular basis (a minimum of once every 7 days). Any collection bin issues are dealt with directly by our team rather than by Tesco staff. So, if you encounter any problems with recycling your broken plastic toys, please contact us at info@recycletoread.org

Can we rehome or recycle more than one toy?

Yes, you can rehome and recycle as many toys as you like.

What kind of toys can we rehome and get Planet Care Points for – is it only plastic ones?

You can rehome any toy that you no longer play with as long as it is in a clean, safe and usable condition. There is however a restriction on the type of toys that can be recycled in our collection bins (see the list of the type of toy we can and can’t take in the FAQs below).

What toys CAN I put in your toy recycling bins?

We accept small, broken hard plastic toys. For example, buckets and spades.
As a guide, we recommend bringing toys that are small enough to fit in a shoebox. We can take broken hard plastic toys that have small screws and pins and dolls with small amounts of hair too.

What toys CAN’T I put in your toy recycling bins?

We don’t accept
- toys with batteries or any electronic or electrical components
- toys with fabric parts
- plushie/ soft toys
- wooden toys
- board games (although we can take small hard plastic parts)
- slime or rubber toys
- toy packaging
- sit on toys with wheels
- inflatables
- any toys that won’t fit in our collection bins

Why can I only recycle broken hard plastic toys in the collections?

Toys are very difficult to recycle as they are often made of a range of different materials. Our recycling partners can recycle hard plastic toys into plastic pellets that can be used to make a wide variety of great new items, from playground slides to coffee machines. We only want broken toys as we believe working toys should be rehomed, which gives more children a chance to enjoy them and extending the life of an item through reuse is good for resource management and the environment.

How can I fix broken toys?

This depends on the toy you have. It is worth searching online for fixes for specific problems. Some communities also have doll hospitals and local shops that can help with a range of different fixes. Try your local Repair Café – the Repair Café website might help you find your nearest repair café. There are lots of guides on the internet on how to fix different types of toys, such as the Fixit Club.

What book rewards are available through Recycle to Read?

For the Recycle to Read Toys trial (Sept 4th- Dec 4th 2023) we have a book reward prize fund of £5,000 to give away as Recycle to Read book vouchers that can be redeemed for books from the Harper Collins Recycle to Read book catalogue. The catalogue contains a fantastic range of fiction and non-fiction books for 2-11 year olds. The books in this catalogue are discounted by 20% and for the trial period, Harper Collins have agreed to boost this discount by a further 20%, which is unlocked with the discount code we provide to schools and individuals who take part. We will award book vouchers ranging from £50 to £500, to the top 50 participating schools in Brighton, East and West Sussex, during the trial. Schools will be ranked by the number of Planet Care Points they have collected by the end of the trial, closing midday 4th December 2023*. The higher the ranking, the greater the value of the books vouchers the school will be given. See below the ranking and book voucher values. *Terms and conditions apply
 
Check out the School Leaderboard to see where your school is currently placed.

  • Rank 1. £500
  • Rank 2. £400
  • Rank 3. £300
  • Rank 4. £200
  • Rank 5. £100
  • Rank 6. £100
  • Rank 7. £100
  • Rank 8. £100
  • Rank 9. £100
  • Rank 10. £100
  • Ranks 11-50. £50

    Totalling £4,000

We have £1,000 in book vouchers, plus exciting book bundles that will be given away through prize draws, to participating schools and families that have earned Planet Care Points.

Are there any book rewards for individuals taking part?

Everybody that earns at least one Planet Care Point will receive a discount code to use to buy books from the Harper Collins Recycle to Read book catalogue. The books in this catalogue are reduced by 20% and for the trial period only (4th Sept-4th Dec 2023) Harper Collins have agreed to boost this discount by a further 20% discount when the discount code is used.

There is also a prize fund of £1,000 of book vouchers plus exciting book bundles that will be given away through prize draws, to participating schools and families that have earned at least one Planet Care Point for toy recycling or for toy rehoming (if they have also uploaded a photo of their rehomed toys), during the trial period (4th Sept-4th Dec 2023).