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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.

Cutting Down on Lunch Time Waste

Quick and easy is great when it comes to lunch, especially when you’ve got a busy week at work. But if you’re looking to improve your environmental performance, it could be well worth putting a bit of thought into what you’re lunching on.

Why Recycle WEEE?

Each year, an estimated 2 million tonnes of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is discarded by householders and companies in the UK.

You can’t blame it on the cow this time round: a Californian methane leak

​When you hear the term “environmental disaster” what springs to mind? Floods, earthquakes, forest fires? All have been in the news recently, but would you put a methane leak into that category?

How to have an eco-friendly Christmas

Christmas is a great time to relax, forget about work and enjoy doing your own thing. But don’t forget about the environment! Doing your bit this Christmas needn’t be taxing, and you can feel good in the knowledge that you’ve given the environment a gift too!

Recycling at Christmas

We’re getting festive in this week’s blog to help you recycle more over the festive period. With lots of wrapping paper, cards, envelopes and bits of packaging flying around, there’re plenty of opportunities to make sure you’re recycling as much of your waste as possible.

The Paper Round Climate Week

This week in Paris 190 countries have gathered to discuss climate change and to agree to an international commitment that helps us to combat it.

COP 21

We all know we need to do our bit for the environment, we all know we should recycle, use the car less and buy vegetables from local sources, but do we really understand why?

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What to do with an old ironing board cover...

Recently, our team of two were told to go on a team building exercise. So we sat down and decided it might be nice to try out something crafty.

Paper Round staff volunteers visit London Zoo to help prepare for winter

We have a long standing relationship with ZSL London Zoo. In addition to holding our annual client awards event there each summer, we also organise a staff volunteering session there each autumn.

RWM Birmingham Roundup 2015

The 15th – 17th September this year marked the 47th annual RWM event at the NEC in Birmingham. The only trade show of its kind- aimed at the waste management sector, local authorities and retailers- RWM housed exhibitors from recyclers and reprocessing, professional services, energy from waste, handling and logistics, equipment and machinery and UK Trade and Investment.

Zero Waste Week 2015

Zero Waste Week is designed to be the “all in one feel good solution to save money, protect the environment and get popular”. The week has already attracted over 1,300 pledges and that number’s growing every day.

Why recycle IT with Secure Paper?

You’ve got an old toaster lying around, your fridge breaks or your old phone charger’s gathering dust in your desk drawer. It’s a little harder to hide a fridge in a drawer – so what do you do with it?

Find out how you can be FoodWISE at The Open Market

We're proud to announce we've been asked to provide recycling services to The Open Market, including food waste recycling. On Thursday 20th August, we're holding a launch day to educate stall holders about how they can get involved with recycling.

Can you spy our brand new truck?

With an increasing number of clients requiring collections of old electronics we decided it was high time the service was recognised.

An Update from Springboard for Children

Springboard for Children are our newest charity partner. For every 10 working PC’s or laptops we collect, we donate the value of a tutoring session. Here is a special update about what Springboard have been up to.

Recycling outdoors and on holiday

A BBQ on the beach, campfires in the woods or a picnic in the park, all images that come to mind when you think of summer and eating outdoors. Recycling bins, not so much.

Are you FoodWISE?

Food waste is a growing problem in Britain. Scotland has already banned food from their landfill sites and England looks set to go the same way. There are a lot of ways to deal with food waste, old fashioned composting, to newfangled anaerobic digestion, and quirky techniques, like growing mushrooms in coffee grounds.