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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.

Too much plastic ending up in our oceans

Every day, our ocean suffers – from overfishing, pollution and a lack of protection. But every day is another chance for us to make a change.

Throwaway Culture Unwrapped

​We live in a world where nearly everything is seen as replaceable or disposable.

Waste Free Valentines

Love each other and the world by reducing your waste this Valentine’s Day.

Recorra Event by the Sea

In January, on a stormy Brighton evening, Recorra held its very first Annual Customer Event by the Sea. There were environmental achievement awards, recycling competitions, charity donations and lovely prizes to be won. With a healthy supply of live music, food, drink and some keen networking, our customers made it a lively and warm occasion. Many thanks to Hotel Du Vin for supplying such a wonderful venue and staff.

Recorra visits bio-bean

Did you know us Brits drink 5 million cups of coffee per day? But what happens to the spent grounds once we’ve finished slurping all that caffeine? We wanted to find out more…

How to get rid of space waste

There is a growing amount of waste and debris in space, causing issues for both spacecrafts and astronauts. More than 7,000 satellites have been launched into space, however only 1,500 are currently active.

The Big Battery Binge

At Paper Round we offer a battery recycling service that is fully compliant with UK legislation and processes them safely and environmentally.

China bans low quality mixed recycling

Paper Round collects a variety of plastics. Here, we set out our position in the wake of the Chinese ban on certain types of plastics.

Food, Farming and Defending the Planet

Did you know that 3000 litres of water goes into making one hamburger? That is the equivalent of us leaving the shower on for 2 whole months?

A breakthrough in glass recycling

This week we’ve been exploring a new specialist glass recycling facility. Here’s what we discovered…

Be Nice not Naughty: Reduce Waste this Christmas

Christmas doesn't have to be wasteful! Find out how to reduce waste this christmas.

The Trash Isles: An entire ‘country’ made of ocean waste

Imagine a country off the coast of Hawaii, larger than the size of France, twice the size of Texas and made solely of seven million tons of waste up to nine feet deep. Introducing The Trash Isles.

Pangolins and the EDGE project

​One of Paper Round’s many partner charities, namely The London Zoo hosted a fascinating lecture regarding species on the edge. A few Paper Round employees were lucky enough to attend. It was a powerful evening which opened our eyes to the global issues regarding extinction. As man-kind develops and advances, wildlife appears to be taking the brunt.

Living Wage Week

This week we are celebrating Living Wage Week. This comes about as The Living Wage Foundation announces their latest annual wage rates in UK and London.

Air Pollution – one of the most significant challenges facing London

The Mayor of London has recently unveiled a campaign targeting air quality in the capital. This campaign coincides with the launch of the T-charge – a charge for vehicles entering the congestion zone who do not meet exhaust emission standards.

WRAP holds a consultation for consistent bin colours

WRAP’s head of resource management, Linda Crichton, has this week announced plans for a national colour scheme for all household waste and recycling bins in England.

Recorra Sponsors the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Award

Recorra have been long term partners with the SRA and were proud to sponsor the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle award at this years' Food Made Good awards.

The Closed Loop Fayre

Paper Round joined forces with Derwent London Plc to celebrate Recycle Week 2017.