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13 November 2020

The Caterer – How to deal with food waste and sustainable takeaway packaging

22 October 2020

West Bridford Wire – Textile recycling scheme launched by Dunelm in Nottingham

22 October 2020

The Retail Bulletin – In-store textile recycling scheme launched by Dunelm

26 August 2020

MRW – Energy service launched by First Mile

26 August 2020

Waste Management World – Renewable energy service offered by First Mile, a London recycling firm

25 August 2020

London TV – First Mile Energy launched to supercharge sustainability

25 August 2020

Hub4 – New battery recycling service offered by First Mile to power-up sustainability

10 August 2020

Business Green – Meet the Finalists of the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2020

10 August 2020

Packaging Scotland – Fashion industry tackles plastic waste via polybag collection pilot

10 August 2020

Make It British – Why buying UK-made is the smarter option according to the cost per wear

3 August 2020

London TV – First Mile acquires Giraffe Recycling building up its position as a leading recycling company in London

3 August 2020

mrw – Giraffe is taken over by First Mile in London

30 July 2020

bbpMedia – The title ‘Excellence in Responsible Business’ has been awards to First Mile at the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce 2020 awards

28 July 2020

Business Leader – An opportunity for stopping, reflecting, thinking and "reinventing ourselves"

28 July 2020

SPRINGWISE – RecycleBox - collects plastic bottle closures due to shortage during lockdown

28 July 2020

ThisWeekInFM – Is it realistic to go Plastic Free during a pandemic?

10 June 2020

Retail Technology Review – PPE waste disposal solution launched by First Mile

10 June 2020

FORECOURT trader – First Mile launches PPE disposal service

27 May 2020

HES – PPE waste disposal launched by First Mile

27 May 2020

mrw – Charging points

27 May 2020

LiquidPlanner – Sustainability is led by Project Managers

27 May 2020

Sisxtyplussurfers – Rescuing Plants whilst raising money for the NHS

27 May 2020

EME Outlook – The Sustainable Ethos of BrewDog

27 May 2020

This is Clapham – Update from First Mile

27 May 2020

Huhtamaki – History of the paper cup

27 May 2020

This Week in FM – Using PPE for businesses during covid-19

18 May 2020

London TV – First Mile launches PPE disposal service for businesses

28 April 2020

Resource – 2020s Hot 100

27 April 2020

Resource – Getting waste out of fashion

27 April 2020

Plastics in Packaging – Covid-19 bottle tops take back with First Mile

24 April 2020

In Your Area – Rescuing plants and raising money for NHS

22 April 2020

The London Economic – Best produce delivery services in the UK running during covid-19

22 April 2020

Business Mondays – Fresh Fruit And Veg Box Deliveries launched by First Mile

22 April 2020

London TV – Recycling Company First Mile launches Fruit & Veg Boxes

21 April 2020

Edinburgh Live – National Geographic claims Edinburgh is one of the most progressive cities in Europe

21 April 2020

Edinburgh News – Edinburgh named one of Europe’s most ‘forward-thinking’ cities by National Geographic

20 April 2020

Horticulture Week – Insight, financial support and inspiration to beat covid-19

20 April 2020

Paddington Now – Covid-19

20 April 2020

They Mayor – National Geographic has listed the green trend-setters of Europe

20 April 2020

Paper News Network – New London Delivery Service Rescues Plants

20 April 2020

Metro News – Amanda Essex launches delivery service to save leftover plants during covid-19

20 April 2020

The Gardening Website – Blooming great!

20 April 2020

Celebrity Angels – Rescuing Garden Centre Plants

20 April 2020

Essex TV – Rescuing plants whilst raising funds for NHS charities

20 April 2020

luxurious magazine – Rescuing Plants via New London Delivery Service

20 April 2020

The Times – Entrepreneur saves scrapped plants

20 April 2020

The Telegraph – Garden Centre Rescue

20 April 2020

BBC – Selling rescued plants to raise funds for NHS

17 April 2020

National Geographic – Green Europe: five forward-thinking cities

15 April 2020

CVE – First Mile gets new evito vans

15 April 2020

Packaging Europe – Designs and manufactures updates

15 April 2020

The Grocer – Why we need to start recycling bottle closures

9 April 2020

Packaging Gateway – Covid-19: First Mile and Delphis Eco call for bottle closure recycling

9 April 2020

Plastic News – New reuse service for triggers and pumps

9 April 2020

Business Green – Reuse service has been launched to help pumps and triggers shortage due to covid-19

8 April 2020

PETnology – Zero Waste with RecycleBox

8 April 2020

British Plastics – Call on the nation to reuse pumps and triggers to help fight against covid-19

8 April 2020

Packaging Scotland – Firms addressing shortage of pumps and triggers

8 April 2020

Better Wholesaling – Wholesalers to help in sanitiser recycling scheme

8 April 2020

Sustainable Plastics – Plastic packaging containers strained due to covid-19

7 April 2020

Cash & Carry Management – Save pumps and triggers in order to help the fight against COVID-19

7 April 2020

Talking Retail – Stores helping solve sanitiser shortage

7 April 2020

Asian Trader – Supply of hand sanitiser maintained thanks to Delphis Eco

3 April 2020

Bio Market Insights – 5mn break with Annalise Matthews from Vegware

18 March 2020

S & B Commercials and Orwell Truck & Van – First Mile expands its zero-emissions fleet

16 March 2020

Retail Insider – Sustainability: what the retail industry is doing (part II)

13 March 2020

Essential Fleet Operator – First Mile new electric vans delivered

10 March 2020

Fashion United – First Mile has partnered with innovation platform Fashion for Good

10 March 2020

Van User – First Mile charges ahead with five new zero-emission delivery vans

9 March 2020

The Van Expert – New Mercedes-Benz eVito vans delivered to First Mile

9 March 2020

Commercial Fleet – First Mile's new Mercedes-Benz eVito vans

6 March 2020

Commercial Fleet – First Mile installs new Octopus Energy's charge points for EV fleet

6 March 2020

GreenBiz – Companies and brands fighting plastic waste

6 March 2020

EV Fleet World – First Mile has opted for Octopus Energy's Transport-as-a-Service offering

6 March 2020

Mercedes Benz Vans – First Mile is one of the first companies to receive fully electric Mercedes-Benz eVito vans

5 March 2020

Fleet World – First Mile increases its electric fleet with Octopus Energy

5 March 2020

GreenFleet – First Mile's new infrastructure for electric vehicles

5 March 2020

Van Fleet World – Octopus Group and First Mile launch new partnership

5 March 2020

Great British Fleet Event – First Mile expands EV fleet in partnership with Octopus Energy

4 March 2020

future Net Zero – First Mile unveils EV partnership with Octopus Energy

4 March 2020

Retail Insider – Sustainability: what the retail industry is doing (part I)

2 March 2020

London News Online – New partnership aims to recycle 150,000 coffee cups in Brixton this year

29 February 2020

Sustainable Brands – New partnerships to tackle fashion industry’s footprint

28 February 2020

MRW – First Mile in plastic project with Fashion For Good

28 February 2020

Nextek – First Mile and Fashion for Good tackle plastic waste

27 February 2020

British Plastics and Rubber Magazine – First Mile launches new RecycleBox services

26 February 2020

Resource – Polybag recycling scheme launched with First Mile and Fashion for Good

26 February 2020

Apparel Views – First Mile and Fashion For Good partnership tackle plastic waste

26 February 2020

Ecotextile News – Gymshark collaborates with First Mile to improve recycling rates

26 February 2020

Essential Retail – Gymshark introduces new recycling initiative to tackle workplace waste

26 February 2020

Sustainable Plastic – Fashion for Good and First Mile partner on pilot project

26 February 2020

BusinessGreen – Plastics crackdown continues in the fashion industry

25 February 2020

London TV – New collaboration to recycle polybag plastic waste

25 February 2020

Packaging News – Fashion for Good and First Mile tackle plastic waste

25 February 2020

Ecotextile News – Polybag recycling initiative launched in Central London

25 February 2020

British Plastics – New project to tackle plastic polybag waste launched

25 February 2020

Packaging Europe – First Mile and Fashion For Good join forces with Plastics Packaging Project

25 February 2020

Just-Style – First Mile and Fashion for Good help fashion stores recycle polybags

24 February 2020

Brixton Blog – Coffee cup recycling scheme launched in Brixton

19 February 2020

just-drinks – BrewDog partners with First Mile for aluminium recycling scheme

12 February 2020

The Packaging Portal – First Mile partners with plant-based specialist 'decent packaging'

7 February 2020

Waste Management World – decent packaging and First Mile launch new collaboration

7 February 2020

Packaging News – First Mile announces new partnership for compostable packaging recycling

4 February 2020

Scottish Housing News – Edinburgh, UK's greenest city, see population increase

16 January 2020

Packaging Scotland – Frugalpac and First Mile launch new partnership to recycle Frugal Cups

16 January 2020

Earth Island – RecycleBox to help customers recycle Frugal Cups

16 January 2020

Packaging Today – Frugalpac launches partnership with First Mile's RecycleBox

7 January 2020

Essentially Catering Magazine – Compostable packaging under scrutiny

20 December 2019

Ilford Recorder – #CutTheWrap encourages eco-friendly gift wrapping this Christmas

10 December 2019

London TV – RecycleBox receives recognition at the BusinessGreen Technology Awards

22 November 2019

Essex TV – Essex TV reported our recently achievement at the Camden and Islington Sustainability Awards 2019

19 November 2019

Let's Recycle – RecycleBox's corks recycling in the press

11 November 2019

Harpers – Corks and cartons can now be recycled through First Mile's RecycleBox

11 November 2019

Packaging Gateway – Wine corks and long-life carton recycling service via RecycleBox

11 November 2019

Access All Areas – First Mile supported Food Made Good awards

11 November 2019

Packaging News – RecycleBox encourages cork and cartons recycling

4 November 2019

UK Investor Magazine – Study finds that workplaces need a sustainability strategy

1 November 2019

MRW – MRW interviews First Mile's CEO Bruce Bratley

29 October 2019

BBC News – Report from BBC highlights the environmental issues caused by coat hangers

29 October 2019

Independent – Fashion designer Roland Mouret creates eco-friendly coat hanger

29 October 2019

Daily Mail – A sustainable alternative for coat hangers designed by Roland Mouret

29 October 2019

Gizmodo – The hidden environmental problem caused by plastic hangers

29 October 2019

BBC News – Plastic hangers are our little dirty secret, says designer

21 October 2019

Environment Journal – Study reveals the term "compostable packaging" can mislead customers

17 October 2019

Birmingham Updates – Jewellery Quarter BID and First Mile scheme celebrates 1 year

15 October 2019

Mirror – Kik-Plastic's beach clean cycling adventure around the UK coastline

10 October 2019

Business Green – First Mile is finalist at the BusinessGreen Technology Awards 2019

10 October 2019

Let's Recycle – Vegware launches courier recycling service via First Mile

9 October 2019

Resource – Kiko Matthew's cycling challenge tackles plastic pollution in the UK

8 October 2019

Hampstead Village BID – Hampstead Village BID announces partnership with First Mile

30 September 2019

Business Green – Partnership between First Mile and Vegware aims to stop compostable packaging ending up in landfill

30 September 2019

Scottish Field – Top three green major cities in the UK are in Scotland

25 September 2019

The Grocer – Vegware partners with First Mile to increase compostable packaging collection and recycling

23 September 2019

EPPM – New partnership on compostable packaging recycling: First Mile and Vegware

23 September 2019

Resource – Vegware announces post-back service to encourage compostables recycling

23 September 2019

Packaging News – First Mile and Vegware team up to boost compostable packaging recycling

19 September 2019

The Guardian – The environmental issue with free plastic toys for kids

18 September 2019

London Post – First Mile wins European Business Awards

11 September 2019

Southside Birmingham – How recycling can help your business to be more eco-friendly and reduce costs

11 September 2019

Packaging Insights – Why simpler packaging can increase recycling levels

9 September 2019

EuroNews – How to ensure your start-up is eco-friendly

6 September 2019

Food Voices – First Mile's research highlights the volume of coffee cups used nationwide

13 August 2019

Packaging News – First Mile's CEO Bruce Bratley is one of the speakers at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London

13 August 2019

Packaging Europe – Compostable packaging can cause more hidden damage than good - The BIG Plastics Debate

9 August 2019

WIRED – First Mile's CCO Joe Allen and WIRED demystify common recycling questions

30 July 2019

road.cc – Cyclist Kiko Matthews completes beach clean-up ride around UK

26 July 2019

CelluloidJunkie – How Curzon has increased their recycling rates with First Mile

24 July 2019

Flux – Environmentally-friendly workplaces can improve well-being

17 July 2019

Packaging Gateway – Hallmark and James Cropper launch card range made from coffee cups

10 July 2019

Cleaning Hygiene Today – Welcome to First Mile’s “Sacktory”

8 July 2019

Packaging News – Environmental Packaging Summit discusses coffee cup recycling

4 July 2019

Let's Recycle – First Mile partners with Huhtamaki

3 July 2019

Earth Island – First Mile and Huhtamaki join forces to accelerate disposable coffee cup recycling

2 July 2019

Resource – Business can now easily recycle disposable cups

2 July 2019

Cost Sector Catering – Huhtamaki’s compostable cups will now be recycled via First Mile

1 July 2019

Packaging Europe – First Mile and Huhtamaki join forces to accelerate coffee cup recycling

1 July 2019

Packaging Gateway – Partnership between First Mile and Huhtamaki aimed to promote coffee cup recycling

1 July 2019

Express & Star – Once again, First Mile supports Birmingham's free food festival

1 July 2019

REB News – First Mile and Huhtamaki announce partnership

1 July 2019

Packaging News – First Mile & Huhtamaki join forces to increase coffee cup recycling rates

1 July 2019

MRW Magazine – First Mile coffee cup partnership

1 July 2019

Energy Live News – Countries look at green energy to improve overall sustainability levels

28 June 2019

Evening Standard – Fashion brand Hunter now recycles old wellies into horse tracks

13 June 2019

European Business Magazine – Tips to ensure your business becomes more sustainable

10 June 2019

Business Green – How to implement circular economy ideas into your business

4 June 2019

Dezeen – First Mile supports design brand in their way towards sustainability

4 June 2019

Metro – First Mile's RecycleBox can help you recycle unwanted clothes

30 May 2019

Fibre2Fashion – Inditex UK partners with First Mile to recycle used plastic hangers

24 May 2019

Waste Management World – UK's independent waste & recycling companies join forces to warn government against monopoly

24 May 2019

REB News – Waste and recycling firms partner to fight recycling monopolies

24 May 2019

People Management – First Mile's 'CEO Walks' initiative proves that spending time in contact with nature can make staff healthier and happier

23 May 2019

Apparel Industry News / Just-Style – First Mile launches coat hanger recycling service

22 May 2019

Air Quality News – Hubbub launchs new air quality campaign

21 May 2019

Business Green – First Mile Recycling confronts latest waste villain: coat hangers

20 May 2019

British Plastics & Rubber – First Mile launches new service to prevent millions of hangers going to landfill

20 May 2019

REB News – New coat hanger recycling service from First Mile

14 May 2019

Birmingham Live – First Mile supports Colmore Food Festival 2019 in Birmingham

13 May 2019

Packaging Gateway – First Mile launches compostable packaging recycling

13 May 2019

British Plastics and Rubber Magazine – UK’s first dedicated compostable packaging recycling service is launched

9 May 2019

Environment Journal – New in recycling: compostable packaging recycling now available in the UK

9 May 2019

Business Green – First Mile launches collection and recycling service for compostable packaging

9 May 2019

The Environmental Blog – Three items that should always be recycled

8 May 2019

Evening Standard – First Mile's new kerbside recycling service for compostable packaging aimed at businesses

8 May 2019

Packaging News – First Mile launches dedicated service to recycle compostable packaging items

8 May 2019

Reb News – First Mile launches innovative compostable recycling packaging service

8 May 2019

Alternative Energies – The benefits of recycling

1 May 2019

MRW Magazine – Compostable packaging recycling thought First Mile

29 April 2019

Let's Recycle – First Mile's new website

18 April 2019

BBC – Costa Coffee starts coffee cup recycling

17 April 2019

Start Your Business – Why a good recycling rate can help your business model to meet eco-conscious consumer expectations

16 April 2019

Midlands Business News – First Mile helps Midlands to become more sustainable

5 April 2019

Evening Standard – First Mile's approach to ULEZ

3 April 2019

Evening Standard – How cargo bikes can be a great solution to improve air quality in Central London

3 April 2019

CSM – First Mile provides affordable and efficient recycling services for hospitality businesses

1 April 2019

Fleet News – First Mile's smart fleet is ready for ULEZ

27 March 2019

BizCatalyst 360 – How offices can reduce their environmental impact

18 March 2019

Jewellery Quarter – JQBID Partners with First Mile in Birmingham

11 March 2019

Guardian Series – First Mile's CEO says that meeting ULEZ standards is the 'minimum' companies should do

27 February 2019

Evening Standard – How to protect yourself from London's air pollution

19 February 2019

Blue & Green Tomorrow – 3 tips to reduce your business's carbon footprint

15 February 2019

Let's Recycle – Textile waste and recycling debate at London Fashion Week

15 February 2019

Resource – Companies partner to tackle coffee cup waste in Scotland

14 February 2019

London Post – London Fashion Week - First Mile's research highlights the nation’s throwaway clothing culture

2 February 2019

The Press And Journal – How recycling textiles can make your wardrobe more sustainable

29 January 2019

Made in Shoreditch – Interview with Bruce Bratley, CEO of First Mile

25 January 2019

This Week in FM – First Mile has released a new image to illustrate London's air pollution

22 January 2019

Small Business Sense – Why a code of ethics is important to any business

18 January 2019

London Post – First Mile releases shocking image of air pollution at Oxford Street

14 January 2019

Megri – The benefits of being a small eco-friendly business

11 January 2019

Design Like – How improve your business to attract millennials

11 January 2019

Money Journey Today – Can eco-friendliness in the workplace be affordable?

11 January 2019

My Millennial Guide – How a business's green credentials affect your decision to work there

8 January 2019

Our Business News – What are retailers doing to be more eco-friendly?

2 January 2019

My Life I Guess – Why an eco-friendly Café or restaurant appeals more attractive to customers

2 January 2019

EU Business – What some of the biggest companies are doing to be eco-friendly

18 December 2018

Talk Business – Does presenting as eco-friendly increase revenue?

17 December 2018

Business First – The Benefits of Running an Eco-Friendly Small Business

14 December 2018

Resource – New recycling scheme for single-use plastic beer kegs

13 December 2018

Packaging Europe – First Mile and KeyKeg Kick-start a Closed-loop Recycling Programme for Plastic Beer Kegs

13 December 2018

Suburban Finance – Top Tips For Picking The Perfect Restaurant

1 December 2018

Australian News Daily Bulletin – Should Highstreet Retailers Do More to Reduce Packaging and Recycle?

17 July 2018

MotorTransport – First Mile puts best foot Forward with six new Isuzu trucks

18 June 2018

Global Citizen – This UK store will buy back old clothes to cut down on waste

11 June 2018

City A.M. – The Planet's plastic addiction is hurting our oceans, so we all much reduce, reuse and recycle

6 June 2018

Brum Pic – Colmore food festival 2018 to ban plastic straws as part of zero to landfill mission

31 May 2018

LetsRecycle – Costa to 'review' cup pledge if levy passed

20 April 2018

City A.M. – Wasteful thinking: We meet the man on a mission to tackle the UK's plastic addiction

18 April 2018

LetsRecycle – Waste sector backs Costa's coffee cup recycling plan

18 April 2018

The Guardian – Costa Coffee to recycle equivalent of all its takeaway cups each year

29 March 2018

City A.M. – Debate: Will the deposit return scheme for bottles be effective at cutting down plastic use?

19 September 2017

Bdaily – First Mile recycling company is cutting our diesel vehicles in London

11 July 2017

Oroco – WRAP claims progress on clothing sustainability

8 July 2017

Plastic Oceans – Plastic Pollution - the path to awareness

25 May 2017

Forbes – London Stock Exchange's '1,000 Companies To Inspire Britain' Shows SME's Growing At 70%

23 May 2017

MRW – Going beyond the First Mile

16 May 2017

LetsRecycle – First Mile targets growth after GCP investment

9 May 2017

Information Age – Going green: technology's battle to save the planet

29 March 2017

Renewable Energy Magazine – Food Waste collection in the UK: An interview with Bruce Bratley of First Mile

20 March 2017

Edie – How to win the war on waste in the UK

6 March 2017

City A.M. – Absolute rubbish: Waste entrepreneur Bruce Bratley on building his recycling empire

16 February 2017

Resource – bio-bean establishes Caffè Nero partnership to turn coffee waste into fuel

13 February 2017

Business Green – Caffe Nero teams up with bio-bean and First Mile to turn waste coffee into fuel

10 February 2017

The Evening Standard – Caffe Nero first major coffee chain with delivery scheme to convert beans into fuel

6 February 2017

The Telegraph – First Mile chief: 'Saving the planet should be made easy'

3 March 2016

Real Business – First Mile: Revolutionising waste and recycling for 14,000 businesses

13 July 2015

Medium – First Mile: Recycling Company Uses CRM to help customers manager their rubbish

12 December 2014

Management Today – How London's recycling king built a £11m turnover business

7 August 2013

REB News – First Mile pioneers pop-up recycling in London

21 June 2012

Facilities Management Journal – First Mile Launches new food recycling service for businesses in London

25 October 2011

Money Week – Bruce Bratley: I make £4.2m a year from the recycling bin

22 February 2008

Small Biz Pod – Recycling Support Brings Business success