Recycle IT
Recycle IT is a Dublin-based not-for-profit social enterprise offering free community kerbside collections, paid personal/business collections, and a drop-off facility for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and metal recycling across Dublin and 14 surrounding Irish counties, serving households, charities, schools, resident associations, and small businesses.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersClondalkin, Ireland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Recycle IT does
Recycle IT (legal entity: Clondalkin Community Recycling Initiative, Company Limited by Guarantee, CRO 365139) is an Irish not-for-profit social enterprise founded in 2002 in Clondalkin, Dublin, to recycle Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and metal. Its portfolio covers free kerbside community collections for householders, charities, schools, and resident associations across South Dublin, Dublin City, and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; paid personal and business collections starting at €20-€25 across Dublin and a further 12 surrounding counties; and a free drop-off facility at its Clondalkin Industrial Estate headquarters. Service categories include appliance, computer, server, network, and metal recycling, with optional physical hard-disk destruction and certification for IT assets. It is authorised under Waste Collection Permit NWCPO-08-01140 and Waste Facility Permit WFP-DS-10-0010 to operate as a compliant waste collector and recycler.
The business model blends grant-funded mission revenue with fee-based service revenue and material-recovery residuals. Core funding comes through Ireland's Community Services Programme (administered by Pobal for the Department of Rural and Community Development), the Dormant Accounts Fund, and ad-hoc social-enterprise grants (Kickstart 2020 from the Irish Probation Service; Social Enterprise Development Fund 2021 from Rethink Ireland). Fee-based personal and business collections contribute a transactional revenue layer, while income from recycled metals and electronics is reinvested into training, employment, and community programmes rather than distributed. Outreach runs through the website (recycleit.ie), a WordPress blog, a Mailchimp newsletter, and a direct-marketing operation that contacts over 90,000 individual addresses annually in partnership with local authorities.
Customer segments are diversified and long-tail: Dublin households, charities and community organisations, schools and colleges, resident associations, and small-to-medium businesses. Government clients include South Dublin County Council, Dublin City Council, and Fingal County Council through authorised-service arrangements and National Spring Clean collaborations. Operational employment supports both a core team and community employment / TUS participants, with the organisation emphasising living-wage employment and second-chance hiring as part of its social impact thesis. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed.
Recycle IT firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Recycle IT
- Legal name
- Clondalkin Community Recycling Initiative
- Website
- https://recycleit.ie
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Recycle IT is a Dublin-based not-for-profit social enterprise offering free community kerbside collections, paid personal/business collections, and a drop-off facility for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and metal recycling across Dublin and 14 surrounding Irish counties, serving households, charities, schools, resident associations, and small businesses.
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- akta.pro rank
Recycle IT industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Electronic Waste Recycling Services
- NAICS
- Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)
- akta.pro primary industry
- E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling (IMAIAFAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs (EUAIAIAA), Recycling & E-Waste Collection/Hauling (HSAKALAJ), On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB)
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Where Recycle IT is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Clondalkin
- HQ country
- Ireland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Recycle IT business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Collection Fees: Fee-based personal and business collection services. Fees cover fuel, tolls, and operational costs. Charges start at €20-25 depending on location and service type.
- Free Community Services: Free community collections for householders in South Dublin, Dublin City, and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; free collections for charities, schools, and resident associations. Revenue loss offset by government support and programme funding.
- Government and Programme Funding: Part-funded through Community Services Programme (CSP) managed by Pobal for Department of Rural and Community Development, and Dormant Accounts Fund. Income reinvested in social enterprise mission.
- Material Recovery and Sales: Income generated from recycling metals and electronic equipment is reinvested in the not-for-profit social enterprise to support training, employment and community development initiatives.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Free Community Collection Service |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Personal/Dedicated Collection Service |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Community Collection Fee Service |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Recycle IT product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Recycle IT is a not-for-profit social enterprise that collects, drops off, and recycles Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and pure metal items from households, community organisations, charities, schools, and businesses across Dublin and 13 surrounding Irish counties. It offers free community kerbside collections, fee-based personal and business collections, and a physical drop-off facility in Clondalkin, Dublin.
Product overview
Recycle IT is a community-based social enterprise offering a portfolio of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and metal recycling services. The service portfolio comprises free community collections for households, charities, and resident associations; paid personal and business collection services (starting at €20-25); and a drop-off facility in Clondalkin, Dublin. Dedicated recycling categories include appliance recycling, computer recycling, server recycling, metal recycling, and network recycling. All services route collected materials through authorised recycling supply chains that feed the circular economy for reuse.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Community Collection Service Free kerbside and door-to-door WEEE collection service for households, neighbourhood committees, and resident associations in South Dublin, Dublin City, and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown areas.
- Business Collection Service Cost-effective WEEE recycling collection service for business organisations, including equipment and physical data destruction services, available as one-off or ongoing collections.
- Charity Collection and Drop-off Service Free electronic recycling services for community-based organisations including charities, schools, and social enterprises, including WEEE to Work day events.
- Dedicated Collection Service Personal door-to-door collection service for householders who have difficulty accessing civic amenity sites, starting at €20.00 (including VAT), covering Dublin and surrounding areas.
- Drop Off Service Drop-off centre in Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Dublin, accepting waste electrical and electronic equipment and pure metal items at no cost for dual-purpose household and small office equipment.
- Appliance Recycling Free drop-off recycling service for household and small office electrical appliances including kettles, hairdryers, toasters, washing machines, tumble dryers, fridge freezers, and similar items.
- Computer Recycling Licensed recycling of computers, monitors, servers, laptops, tablets, printers, scanners, and commercial IT equipment including multifunction printers and photocopiers.
- Server Recycling Safe removal, collection, and recycling of IT equipment including servers, cables, networking equipment, UPS devices, and metal racking, with optional physical hard disk drive destruction and certification of destruction.
- Metal Recycling Licensed collection and drop-off service accepting all metal items including steel, aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin, zinc, old bikes, radiators, catering equipment, metal sinks, shelves, and office metal furniture.
- Network Recycling Collection, breakdown, and recycling of office telecommunications and networking equipment including phones, phone systems, wireless access points, switches, security hardware, routers, hubs, firewalls, racks, and cabling.
Quantifiable outcome
- Contact over 90,000 individual addresses annually to promote e-waste recycling services
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Recycle IT
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Recycle IT technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Recycle IT partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Recycle IT competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Thorntons Recycling: Irish family-run recycling company providing waste collection, recycling, and skip hire services with broad material coverage. Comparable as a Dublin/regional recycler competing for household and business collection customers.
- Irish Recycling: Irish recycling company providing waste collection and recycling services including WEEE and metal recycling for households and businesses. Comparable as a Dublin/Ireland-based operator offering overlapping collection services to similar customer segments.
- KMK Metals Recycling: Irish metal recycling specialist providing scrap metal collection and processing services across Ireland. Directly comparable as it overlaps with Recycle IT's pure metal recycling service line and serves similar commercial and household customers in Ireland.
Broad incumbents
- WEEE Ireland: Ireland's largest WEEE compliance scheme, operating national producer responsibility programmes for electrical and electronic equipment recycling. Directly comparable as it operates in the same Irish WEEE collection and recycling space, but at significantly larger scale with national infrastructure.
- Greenstar (Biffa Ireland): Major Irish recycling and waste management operator providing household and commercial collections including WEEE. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same Irish recycling and waste collection space as Recycle IT.
- Panda Waste (Beauparc): One of Ireland's largest waste management companies, providing bin collection, recycling, and skip services for household and commercial customers. Comparable as a broad Irish waste operator overlapping with Recycle IT's household and business collection services but at much larger scale.
Regional players
- Celtic Waste and Recycling: Irish recycling and waste collection company serving Dublin and surrounding counties with household and commercial collections. Comparable as an Irish regional operator in the same collection space with overlapping customer segments.
- Electrocycling GmbH: One of Europe's largest WEEE recycling companies, operating e-waste processing facilities in Germany. Comparable as a specialist WEEE recycler with similar technical capabilities (appliance, IT equipment, metal recovery) but operating primarily in a different geography.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Recycle IT leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Recycle IT funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Recycle IT M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Recycle IT
What does Recycle IT do?
Recycle IT is a not-for-profit social enterprise that collects, drops off, and recycles Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and pure metal items from households, community organisations, charities, schools, and businesses across Dublin and 13 surrounding Irish counties. It offers free community kerbside collections, fee-based personal and business collections, and a physical drop-off facility in Clondalkin, Dublin.
Is Recycle IT a public or private company?
Recycle IT is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Recycle IT founded?
Recycle IT was founded in 2002. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Recycle IT based?
Recycle IT is headquartered in Clondalkin, Ireland, in the Europe region.
How does Recycle IT make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Collection Fees are the primary driver. The others are free Community Services, government and Programme Funding and material Recovery and Sales.
Who are Recycle IT's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Thorntons Recycling, Irish Recycling and KMK Metals Recycling. Broad incumbents are WEEE Ireland, Greenstar (Biffa Ireland) and Panda Waste (Beauparc). Regional players are Celtic Waste and Recycling and Electrocycling GmbH.
Does Recycle IT have an API?
No public API is recorded for Recycle IT.
What industry is Recycle IT in?
Recycle IT's product category is Electronic Waste Recycling Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAFAH, E-Waste (WEEE) Collection, Refurbishment & Recycling, with a secondary code of EUAIAIAA, Consumer E-waste Collection & Take-Back Programs. Its NAICS code is 56211 and its SIC code is 4953.