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Creative social enterprise supporting the wellbeing of islanders
Established in 1994, ILM Highland is an independent charity and social enterprise, providing home improvement services, electrical recycling and retail services to the Highlands of Scotland. It's the largest electrical recycler in the Highlands and Islands – with collections of electrical equipment coming from Kilchoan in the south to Thurso in the north, and from Skye in west to Moray in the east.
The original aim of the charity was to support people into sustainable employment, but as local needs changed, the remit of the charity has evolved – and today it provides home improvement services and support and advice to vulnerable people in our community, enabling them to maintain a higher level of independence and a better quality of life.
To support these services, ILM offers an extensive electrical recycling service to the public and to businesses. It has an online shop, and runs an electrical retail shop from its base in Alness selling quality and affordable refurbished and new appliances. More recently, it has launched a spare parts and repair services for a large number of electrical appliances.
As a social enterprise, ILM reinvests all profits back into the local community.
We collect over 2,400 tonnes of electrical waste every year, covering an area bigger than Wales with a staff of just 15. We repair and recycle many products, passing them on to low-income families at low cost.
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Creative social enterprise supporting the wellbeing of islanders
ReBOOT is a Forres based social enterprise which e-uses and recycles IT devices.
Transforming lives through reuse and recycling.
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