I found a nifty way to get FREE cash from Lidl – I take my rubbish & leave with the essentials… without spending a penny

A SAVVY shopper has revealed how she manages to get herself FREE money at Lidl – and feels good doing so in the process.

Hannah explained that she had heard about the supermarket’s Return Scheme and, as she had a big bag of plastic bottles to get rid of, she thought she’d give it a go.

She documented the process in a slideshow on her TikTok page, as she began: “Come return some plastic bottles at Lidl for money”.

Hannah then showed herself walking to Lidl armed with the big bag of bottles, before heading to the recycling point in store.

In total, she put 21 bottles into the machine, and was given a total of £1.05 back in the form of a coupon, but commented: “Considering they were going to go in the bin anyway!”

After getting her coupon, Hannah headed around the store to pick up a jar of pasta sauce and a four-pack of toilet roll.

Those two items cost £1.89, but as she had the coupon, she only had to spent 84p of her own cash.

The pilot scheme is running in participating stores in Glasgow, and people can use the machines to return empty PET plastic and aluminium drinks containers.

“We’re on a mission to eliminate all unnecessary waste, and with over 95% of our own-brand packaging now recyclable, reusable, or refillable we’ve been making great progress,” Richard Bourns, Chief Commercial Officer at Lidl GB, said in a statement.

“We know that Lidl shoppers share this passion, and we hope that utilising this infrastructure, which might otherwise have been left dormant, will help to make recycling their cans and bottles even more convenient for them.

“With our extra incentive thrown in, and no cap on the number of items that can be recycled, it’s a win-win for all.”

The trial scheme is running until 11th August this year.

And, if successful, it’s hoped that the Return Scheme will be introduced in more of Lidl’s stores.

“This needs to be everywhere,” one person commented on Hannah’s TikTok.

“It would help so many people like me out!”

“Love this!” another praised.

To which Hannah replied: “Such a good initiative!”

“If this is in my area, I’ll be there often,” someone else wrote.