Edinburgh Remakery receives King’s Award for Enterprise
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Edinburgh Remakery’s contribution to tackling e-waste and digital exclusion has been recognised with the King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2026.
It is one of just 186 organisations across the UK to be recognised with a King’s Award for Enterprise in 2026.
The charity specialises in ethical IT-asset disposal and the refurbishment of donated devices for people experiencing digital exclusion.
It previously won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2022.
Edinburgh Remakery’s partners and the public donate unwanted devices that are professionally wiped, refurbished and then reused.
In 2024, the organisation diverted 47 tonnes of e-waste from landfill, preventing over 1.1 million kilograms of carbon emissions.
Also, in 2024, through its tech gifting programme, Edinburgh Remakery provided 295 refurbished devices to people across Scotland facing digital exclusion.
Elaine Brown, chief executive of Edinburgh Remakery, said: “The King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development is wonderful recognition of Edinburgh Remakery’s achievements and bolsters our credentials as a credible, impactful partner for businesses across the UK.
“We are tackling the fastest-growing waste stream in the world.
“Businesses trust us to ‘clean’ and wipe their donated laptops, tablets and other devices to industry standards and help those devices have a second life.
“We collaborate with charities to provide refurbished devices to people experiencing digital exclusion - it could be a desktop computer for a family, a laptop for an individual or a games console for a young carer.
“Since we entered the award, we’ve actually increased our output – in 2025 we diverted 52 tonnes of e-waste from landfill, a 10 per cent increase in one year.
“We divert waste, create green jobs and tackle exclusion – one laptop at a time.”
Elaine emphasised that Edinburgh Remakery has the capacity to deliver benefits for more UK businesses.
“If you’re a business, you have tech. We should be the first choice of partner for any organisations that are disposing of electronic items.
“Working with Edinburgh Remakery bolsters organisations’ environmental, social and governance credentials by diverting waste from landfill and creating social good.”
Pictured: Elaine Brown
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