Recycle old pans and get 30% off new ones - EXPIRED

At 300 larger Sainsbury's stores

Most of us want to recycle as much as we can, but there are some items that are just confusing. Old frying pans can’t be recycled, or can they? You might not be able to put them in your recycle bin at home, but at the moment you can take ‘em into Sainsbury’s stores and be rewarded with money off new pans.

Until Tue 15 Oct, visit one of 300 larger Sainsbury's stores taking part in the scheme (full list below), and you can hand over any old pots and pans to be recycled by pan maker Tefal. They don’t have to be Tefal pans – any brand or size of pan is welcome – and you don't have to buy anything in order to recycle your old pan.

Even if you can’t see your local store in the list, if you regularly visit a larger Sainsbury’s anyway, it's worth a look when you're there - but don't make a special trip.

  • Full list of participating Sainsbury's stores

    London

    • Whitechapel Cromwell Rd
    • Chingford
    • Barkingside
    • Lewisham
    • Dulwich
    • Wandsworth
    • Queens Rd
    • Crystal Palace
    • Clapham Common
    • Richmond
    • Ladbroke Grove
    • Tottenham
    • Abbey Wood
    • Fulham Wharf
    • Nine Elms
    • West Grn

    Sheffield

    • Archer Road
    • Sheffield Wadsley Bridge
    • Crystal Peaks

    Aberdeen

    • Berryden Road
    • Garthdee 

    Edinburgh

    • Blackhall
    • Murrayfield
    • Edinburgh Longstone 
    • Cameron Toll 
    • Straiton 

    Bolton

    • Heaton Park

    Coventry

    • Canley
    • Court House Green

    Staffordshire

    • Cannock
    • Stoke on Trent
    • Newcastle U Lyme
    • Stafford 

    Nottingham

    • Castle Boulevard 
    • Arnold
    • Nottingham Perry Road
    • Beeston

    Birmingham

    • Castle Vale
    • Oldbury
    • Marshall Lake 

    Bournemouth

    • Castlepoint
    • Talbot Heath
    • Christchurch
    • Ferndown
    • Poole

    Cardiff

    • Colchester Ave, 
    • Pontllanfraith
    • Thornhill
    • Newport

    Darlington

    • Darlington
    • Bishop Auckland
    • Sedgefield

    Teeside

    • Darlington
    • Bishop Auckland
    • Sedgefield

    Glasgow

    • Darnley

    Dundee

    • Dundee

    Bristol

    • Emersons Green 
    • Castle Court
    • Winterstoke Rd

    Bradford

    • Halifax

    Newcastle

    • Heaton Newcastle
    • Washington
    • Sunderland North
    • Cramlington

    Hull

    • Hull
    • Grimsby
    • Scunthorpe

    Leicester 

    • Leicester North 
    • Fosse Park
    • Hinckley

    Southampton

    • Lords Hill
    • Southampton Portswood
    • Bitterne West
    • Hedge End 

    York

    • Monks Cross

    Derby

    • Osmaston Park
    • Ripley
    • Swadlincote

    Southend

    • Pepper Hill
    • Faversham

    Plymouth

    • Plymouth
    • Marsh Mills 

    Portsmouth

    • Portsmouth
    • Farlington
    • Broadcut
    • Waterlooville
    • Hedge End
    • Bitterne West

    Norfolk

    • Pound Lane
    • Queens Rd
    • Longwater

    Lancashire

    • Bamber Bridge

    North Wales

    • Rhyl
    • Ellesmere Port
    • Upton
    • Wrexham
    • Chester

    Liverpool

    • Rice Lane
    • Upton
    • Ellesmere Port
    • East Prescot Rd

    Manchester

    • Salford
    • Heaton Park
    • Ashton Moss
    • Denton

    Shropshire

    • Shrewsbury
    • Oswestry
    • Telford

    Southend

    • Southend
    • Hempstead Valley
    • Rayleigh Weir
    • East Mayne

    Sunderland

    • Sunderland North
    • Sunderland
    • Washington
    • Heaton Newcastle

    Swansea

    • Swansea
    • Bridgend

    Wolverhampton

    • W'ton St Marks
    • Cannock
    • Oldbury
    • Wednesfield

    Belfast

    • West Belfast
    • Forestside
    • Sprucefield
    • Bangor

    Brighton 

    • West Hove

How do I get money off new pans?

The reason Sainsbury’s is doing this is to help Tefal promote its new 'So Recycled' range including pans made from 100% recycled aluminium. The pans normally cost from £25 for a 22cm frying pan, but there’s 30% off everything I’ve listed below in Sainsbury’s stores until Tue 15 Oct.

You don't need a coupon, and you don't need to recycle a pan in order to get 30% off Tefal's new pans as the discount will come off automatically at the till.

Product Normal price With 30% off

22cm frying pan

£25

£16.66

24cm frying pan

£27

£17.99

28cm frying pan

£30

£19.99

28cm wok

£32

£21.33

24cm sauté pan

£45

£29.99

24cm stew pot

£50

£33.33

4pc utensil set

£10

£6.66

Angle Spatula (with removable food tweezers)

£4.50

£2.99

Vegetable skimmer & potato masher

£4.50

£2.99

Pasta spoon with scraping edge

£3.50

£2.33

Food tong & salad turner

£4.50

£2.99

For more ways to recycle, check MSE Sarah's blog Free way to recycle the unrecyclable, as well as my blog on how to Get paid to recycle.

What's the one thing you wish you could recycle? Will you be recycling any pans? Let me know in the comments below, or on Twitter.