Have electrical equipment your business no longer needs?
On Wednesday 4 November 2026, between 9:00 – 5:00pm, First Mile is offering a free WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) collection for WeAreWaterloo BID Businesses, providing a simple way to recycle eligible electrical equipment. The collection is completely free for WeAreWaterloo BID businesses, and you don’t need to be a First Mile customer to take part.
How it works
Booking a collection is simple:
- Fill in the short form here – Booking Form
- Prepare your 3 eligible items for collection at your business
- First Mile will visit your business on 4th November and collect your items for recycling
What can be collected?
This collection can be used for a range of electrical and electronic equipment including, laptops and phones, keyboards, printers, monitors, cables and chargers, small kitchen electrical equipment.
What can’t be collected?
The collection does not include, batteries, fridges, toner cartridges, lightbulbs, CD’s. If you do have any of these items to recycle, please contact First Mile directly and arrange a separate collection.
Please refer to the First Mile poster for the full list of examples:
Why take part?
- A More Sustainable Choice! Electrical and electronic equipment contains materials that can be recovered through recycling. Making sure these items enter the right recycling stream helps retain these resources for future use and out of landfill.
- Free for BID Businesses! A collection like this would usually cost £600 + VAT, but through our collaboration with First Mile, it’s free for WeAreWaterloo BID businesses.
- Simple & Convenient! First Mile will collect directly from your business, giving you a simple way to recycle eligible electrical equipment you no longer need.
If you’ve got old electrical equipment at work that you’ve been meaning to recycle, this is a great opportunity to get it sorted!
Fill in the booking form here – Booking Form
For more information and any questions please contact us at – info@wearewaterloo.co.uk
