The Aldi Blister Pack Envelope Recycling Programme

Participating in this programme is easy. Simply follow the steps below:

1. Create a TerraCycle account if you don’t already have one. 

2. Join this programme.

3. Download your prepaid shipping label (2 labels per TerraCycle account per month maximum).

4. Once you have downloaded and printed your shipping label, stick it on an envelope (maximum size of envelope: C4 = 324mm x 229mm).

5. Fill your envelope with a maximum of 30 empty medicine blister packs.

6. Place your full envelope in the postbox to send it to TerraCycle for recycling.

Waste that is accepted: all brands of EMPTY medicine blister packs.

Waste that is NOT accepted: blister packs still containing medicine or medicine residue.

You can request up to 2 labels per TerraCycle account per month, which means you can send us two envelopes full of blister packs every month.

Please note you won’t be able to download new labels until the previous ones downloaded have been used and shipments have been received and checked-in at our warehouse.

No, empty medicine blister packs must be sent to us in envelopes only, with a maximum size of C4 = 324mm x 229mm. 

Envelopes must be sourced by yourself - they won't be provided by TerraCycle or Aldi.

You can fill your envelope with a maximum of 30 empty medicine blister packs. 

That means you can send us up to 60 empty medicine blister packs every month.

Due to resource constraints, the programme infrastructure cannot accommodate large quantities of blister packs and does not accept bulk recycling. So we ask that you recycle blister packs from your household only to make sure there is a fair spread across the UK and allow everyone to recycle at home.

You will be able to send in 2 envelopes of 30 blister packs monthly (meaning a total of 60 blister packs monthly) whilst stocks last.

Once collected, the blister packs are cleaned and separated by material type. The materials are recycled into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products.  

Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.