Bruce Bratley PhD – Waste Management Expert, CEO & Founder of First Mile

Bruce Bratley is the founder and CEO of First Mile, creating the company in 2004 with an environmental Ph.D. and a solid commercial background. A waste management expert with over 20 years of experience in the industry, Bruce is intent on helping businesses champion the environment around the London area.

In 2023, Bruce spoke at the BMPA Sustainability Conference about the critical role waste management plays in achieving a sustainable future by lowering global greenhouse gas emissions.

Bruce was also featured on LDC’s Top 50 of 2019, celebrating his achievements as the CEO of one of the country’s fastest-growing companies.

Always willing to share his insights and expertise, Bruce’s interviews and comments have been featured in a wide range of news outlets, from Renewable Energy Magazine, to the likes of Money Week and Management Today.

If you have a topic you’d like Bruce to comment on, or if you’d like to arrange an interview please email press@thefirstmile.co.uk.

Qualifications:

1989-93: MA in Social Geography from The University of Edinburgh

1993-97: Ph.D. in Environmental Marxism from the University of Surrey

X: https://twitter.com/BratleyBruce

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucebratley/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bruce.bratley/

Bruce Bratley in the press:

Host of the Climate Heroes podcast since 2023: https://www.thefirstmile.co.uk/first-miles-climate-heroes-podcast (available on Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZwYRCeZuakaahfen5OmeB

Blog piece with Tala: https://eu.tala.co.uk/blogs/blog/at-work-with-bruce-bratley-first-mile

Interview with Evelyn Partners: https://www.evelyn.com/entrepreneurs/hall-of-fame/bruce-bratley/

Appeared on the Sustainability Solved podcast for Green Element Group: https://www.greenelement.co.uk/podcasts/bruce-bratley/

Launch of energy service First Mile Energy article: https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/first-mile-launches-energy-service-26-08-2020/

Acquisition of Giraffe Recycling article: https://www.mrw.co.uk/news/first-mile-takes-over-giraffe-in-london-03-08-2020/

Interview with Renewable Energy Magazine: https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/interviews/food-waste-collection-in-the-uk-an-20170329

Wrote a blog for Edie on winning the war on waste in the UK: https://www.edie.net/how-to-win-the-war-on-waste-in-the-uk/

Management Today article, company at £11m turnover: https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/londons-recycling-king-built-11m-turnover-business/article/1326287

Profile with Money Week, company at £4.2m turnover: https://moneyweek.com/30510/profile-of-entrepreneur-bruce-bratley-56026