Join Islington's greenest waste & recycling provider

Get 2 free rolls of recycling sacks for each roll of general waste sacks purchased when signing up to First Mile collections.

Complete the form and enter promo code: HELLOISLINGTON

New customer offer only, Ts & Cs apply.*

Sign up for free recycling sacks with your first general waste purchase

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*Ts & Cs: Offer available to new customers only. Offer applicable on core services only, on first order when you purchase general waste. Minimum order of 50 sacks, maximum order of 400 sacks. Offer ends 8th December 2023.

Our Services

We offer over 25 business waste & recycling services, on a schedule that suits you

General Waste

Anything that can't be recycled in general waste goes to a waste-to-energy facility where it's turned into energy to power homes. You can set up sack or wheelie bin collections up to 7 days a week, day or night.

Mixed Recycling

Mixed Recycling is sorted into material types and recycled into new materials. You can set up sack or wheelie bin collections up to 7 days a week, day or night.

Food Recycling

We send food waste to make renewable energy. You can save up to a third on your waste costs by setting up a dedicated food waste stream, as it costs less than general waste. You can set up sack or wheelie bin collections up to 7 days a week, day or night.

Cardboard Recycling

Select from our sticker or bin service, available 7 days a week, day or night. With our stickers you can secure around 10 to 15 boxes.

Why choose First Mile?

We are London’s commercial waste & recycling experts trusted by over 30,000 happy customers.

Green: Only B Corp waste management company in London, high-impact recycling & transparent waste end-destinations

Affordable: Super competitive pricing & price match promise

Zero hassle: No contract, pay-as-you-go services, easy switch that we handle for you with no service disruption

Time band compliant: Flexible collections compliant with council time bands and local regulations

Reliable collections: 7 days a week, day or night, 99.9% success rate on ultra-low emission ULEZ-compliant fleet

Service variety: 25+ tailored waste & recycling services, plus ad hoc clearances to suit your business needs

Reporting & more: Free carbon reporting, waste audits and waste reduction services to help your business be greener

Trusted by over 30,000 customers

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