Disappointing book recycling scheme The website indicates an acceptance of the majority of books providing they have a bar code and meet the quality criteria. The existence of this scheme has prompted me to buy more books from WH Smith knowing I could responsibly recycle them. However of 18 paperbacks in excellent condition only 2 were considered for return. By my calculations that is an 11% return rate which would never be considered “the majority”, great idea in principle, a fail in practise. I guess it’s ebooks for me going forward and an alternative means of responsible recycling!