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MyRecorra – Your Online Hub for Everything Recorra

Recorra’s all new portal - for all your recycling data, resources and service insights.

Denim's deadly price tag

How big is denim's environmental footprint, and what is being done?

Giving old clothes new life

Find out how you can refresh your wardrobe, without breaking the bank, or the planet.

Fast Fashion Faux Pas

Textile waste is at an all time high. It's time for our shopping habits to change

Is our plastic waste really being recycled?

Our very talented Senior Account Manager Rebecca wrote an article for the Sustainable Restaurant Association

Interview: Introducing Tom Mockridge, Commercial Director

Tom began his career as Paper Round's first employee, now he's back with a wealth of experience in the newly created Commercial Director role.

WRAP launches 'Your Business is Food'

WRAP release toolkit for hospitality businesses to help them tackle food waste.

Recycling for clean air

Vanessa Gomez, Paper Round Sustainability Manager, takes a look at how recycling helps us breathe better air

A zero-waste world – What to do with all this plastic?

60 years ago, we humans turned the plastic tap on and left it running. Enter David Attenborough!

Clean Air Day

21 June marks clean air day

Followers of Fashion

​Planet-saving fashion warriors, Vin and Omi had single-use plastic saved just in the nick of time by Paper Round during London Fashion Week Men's.

1000th donation to The Children's Literacy Charity

This week Paper Round celebrates 1000 tutoring sessions donated to The Children’s Literacy Charity.

The Ultra-Low Emission Zone

2019 sees the roll out of the ULEZ – this stands for not just low, but ultra-low emission zone

Lifting the fog on air pollution

Air pollution is one of the most significant challenges facing UK cities. Today we launch our latest in a series of campaigns, lifting the fog on air quality.

Waste Management in India

Our very own Sarah Pearl recently got back from a sabbatical travelling around India. While there, she didn’t switch off the recycling bit of her brain which is hardwired into all Paper Round employees, taking in all there was to be seen about the Indian world of waste. Here she shares some of her thoughts and experiences with us.

Turning waste into art

Over Easter, our Senior Marketing Executive took a trip to Antigua and discovered an artist specialising in turning waste into stunning works of art. Here she shares her experience with us.

Sustainability Week

For nearly 50 years we have celebrated Earth Day around the world, with more than 50,000 partners in 196 countries. Its core mission is to diversify, education and activate the environmental movement. This year, Earth Day falls on Sunday 22 April, with a focus on ending plastic pollution.

#ThrowawayCultureUnwrapped comes to an end

​Over the last two months our #ThrowawayCultureUnwrapped campaign has unravelled the stories underlying our obsession with disposable products.

Dave Hayler Retirement from Recorra Brighton

Mr Dave Hayler retired from Recorra Brighton this week with 24 years of service to his name.