Charity / social enterprise
EMERGE Recycling
Manchester social-enterprise recycler whose services include collection and drop-off of IT and other waste electricals.
Last checked 7 October 2026 · Sources
At a glance
- Collection
- Paid collectionThey say: WEEE and ICT collections arranged on enquiry; part of its commercial recycling services
- Drop-off
- Drop-off acceptedDrop-offs at the depot by appointment, Mon–Fri 9am–2pm; IT equipment accepted (flat screens and CRT monitors chargeable); minimum gate fee £25 for recyclables
- Who they work with
- Businesses and organisations only
- Area covered
- RegionalGreater Manchester and the North West
Collection terms and charges change — confirm them with the company before you book.
Services
Licences and certifications
Environmental authorisations
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Waste carrier, broker or dealer registration CBDL165955
Registration available as PDF download
Checked on the Environment Agency public register, 9 Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Certifications and standards
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ISO 9001 (quality management)
ISO 9001:2015
Company says — stated on its website, not yet checked by us -
Other accreditation
BS EN 15713 (confidential destruction); BSIA member; waste operations exemptions (PDF)
Company says — stated on its website, not yet checked by us
Verified means we found it on the official register or the scheme’s own list on the date shown. Company says means it is stated on the company’s website and we haven’t checked it yet. Registers can lag behind, so “not found” or “no longer current” is not an accusation. What these mean.
About EMERGE Recycling
EMERGE Recycling is a community benefit society based at Maynard House on New Smithfield Market in east Manchester. It runs commercial recycling collections across Greater Manchester, including cardboard, office recycling, confidential shredding and waste electricals.
For WEEE it accepts computers, photocopiers, phones, cables, small electricals and digital media such as USB sticks, and it runs electricals amnesty hubs with the Recycle Your Electricals campaign. Businesses and others with their own transport can drop IT equipment at the depot by appointment, with a gate fee.
It holds ISO 9001:2015 and BS EN 15713 for confidential destruction.
Where they are
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Processing centre
Depot Maynard House, New Smithfield Market, Openshaw, Manchester
M11 2WJ
Sources and checks
We last checked this listing on 7 October 2026, using:
- emergerecycling.co.uk
- emergerecycling.co.uk/contact/
- emergerecycling.co.uk/recycling-services/weee-and-hazardous-recycling/
- emergerecycling.co.uk/recycling-services/recycling-drop-offs/
- emergerecycling.co.uk/about/our-compliance/
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