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Say ‘Hello’ to the UK's First Electric RoRo by Scania

Recorra launches the UK’s first electric RoRo vehicle in partnership with Scania, delivering zero-emission collections for high-volume waste.

How Event Waste Management Is Changing the Narrative Around Festival Waste in Brighton

Learn how we're helping Brighton's festivals and events reduce waste, improve recycling rates, and create cleaner, more sustainable experiences through effective event waste management.

Calculating Your Carbon Emissions

Recorra’s carbon reporting provides transparent, fuel-based emissions data for waste collections, helping businesses accurately measure and reduce their Scope 3 Category 5 emissions.

Confidential Waste Collection Explained: What Every Business Needs to Know

Confidential waste collection is essential for protecting sensitive business information, staying compliant with UK GDPR, and ensuring secure, responsible disposal of documents, data, and materials across your organisation.

How to Stay Ahead of UK Recycling Standards with Commercial Glass Recycling

Stay ahead of tightening UK recycling standards with commercial glass recycling that improves compliance, reduces contamination, and supports a more efficient circular economy.

Earth Day 2026: Six Practical Sustainability Tips for the Workplace

Earth Day 2026 highlights how everyday workplace choices, from better waste segregation to smarter recycling, can reduce waste and support a circular economy.

International Day of Zero Waste: How Food Waste Solutions Can Get Us to a Zero Waste World

Discover why food waste is the focus of International Day of Zero Waste: 2026 and how it impacts costs, compliance, and the climate.

Why Data Destruction Matters More Than Ever: Regulations Explained

Why does secure data destruction matter? Discover key UK GDPR rules, and how shredding and IT wiping can keep your business compliant and safe.

International Women’s Day 2026: The Link Between Women, Waste, and Climate

Explore how climate change and waste systems disproportionately affect women and girls, and highlights the women leading solutions through climate action and community initiatives.

Coffee Grounds Recycling: Turning Overlooked Material into Something Extraordinary

Turn coffee grounds into liqueur, animal feed and eco fuel and boost recycling rates with smarter coffee waste solutions.

Local Leadership to Global Change: The Umthombo Trust Story

Driving global change with Umthombo Trust in South Africa, using expert due diligence to power youth-led environmental education in Rheenendal.

How Landsec Turned Textile Waste into a Secure Workwear Recycling Solution

How Landsec, Principle Cleaning, and Recorra created a secure workwear recycling solution that transforms branded textile waste into valuable circular materials while protecting brand integrity.

How the TOMS Framework Can Transform Social Value into Business Impact and Trust

Struggling to demonstrate the true impact of your social initiatives? Learn how the TOMS framework helps businesses measure, report, and amplify their social impact.

Creating a Circular Green Waste Collection System for London Logistics

Read about how Recorra engineered a first-of-its-kind urban compost return system in London, turning green waste collections into a circular resource.

Brighton Business Guide to Commercial Food Waste Recycling

Discover why food waste recycling matters for Brighton businesses, how to manage it correctly, and how partnering with Recorra can reduce costs, emissions, and contamination.

Recorra Achieves EcoVadis Silver Accreditation

Recorra secures EcoVadis Silver accreditation, ranking in the top 15% worldwide for sustainability and ESG performance.

How to Write a Winning Submission for the Recorra Recycling & Circularity Awards

Entering the Recorra Recycling & Circularity Awards? Discover how to write a standout submission, highlight your impact, and boost your chances of winning.

ReCYCLING with Recorra Cargo Bikes

Our cargo bike recycling in SE1 cuts emissions, congestion, and air pollution whilst delivering cleaner streets and flexible collections for businesses.

The Future of Commercial Waste Collection: Staying Ahead of New Legislation

Learn how UK landfill tax reform, the Emissions Trading Scheme, and Deposit Return Scheme will impact commercial waste and how your business can stay ahead.