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The environment's at the heart of all our work.
Welcome to the First Mile features and hot topics that make us tick.
10 reasons to shop local and support Small Business Saturday 2022
Small businesses have had a rough ride over the past few years. Many are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic and today they’re facing a cost-of-living crisis and rising inflation. Now, more than ever, small businesses need our support.
The ultimate guide to recycling waste this winter
With the end of British summer time, we’re heading into more wintry weather. Rain, wind, ice and snow all bring challenges for managing our recycling. Fortunately, there are ways to make winter recycling easier and safer for everyone.
Celebrate World Vegan Day
Going vegan is becoming more popular than ever before, driven by concern about animal welfare, health and the climate crisis. And, with a huge variety of plant-based and dairy-free products available, it’s now easier than ever to go vegan.
Can you recycle Confidential Waste Paper?
Any document or electronic item that contains personal data about your customers, suppliers or employees counts as ‘confidential waste’. Any document that contains names, addresses, contact numbers, financial data or anything that can be used to identify people counts as ‘confidential paper waste’.
Recycle Week 2022: 10 recycling myths debunked
From 17th to 23th October, First Mile are celebrating Recycle Week 2022 – Recycle Now's annual celebration of recycling. This year's theme, ‘Let's get real', focuses on debunking myths and looking at the problem of recycling contamination.
How and why recycling food waste should be our new environmental habit
Food waste also incurs a catastrophic social impact. Even though more we produce more than enough food to feed everyone in the world, up to 828 million people still go hungry. The problem lies with access and availability of food. Between 2019 and 2022, the number of undernourished people grew by 150 million. This disaster has been driven by multiple challenges, including climate change and rising prices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict.
15 scorching facts about solar energy
Solar energy is a hot topic right now. As energy prices soar, many people are turning to solar power and reportedly saving hundreds of pounds on their electricity bills.
Save Money by Reducing Waste and Recycling More
As widely reported, business and consumer costs have increased rapidly in the UK this year with RPI currently sitting at 12.3%, it’s highest since 1981. At work and at home, finding ways to reduce costs can help offset inflation, but it is not always easy to do.
Coffee Grounds Recycling in Partnership with Bio-Bean
First Mile expand coffee recycling across the UK with new coffee grounds recycling box service
Recyclable, compostable and biodegradable packaging: what's the difference?
Consumers are turning to greener alternatives to plastic packaging, such as recyclable, compostable and biodegradable packaging. But what's the difference?
