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From Chaos to Clarity: The UK's Legislative Drive for Simplified Recycling

In the next blog post in our series on UK legislation changes, we will break down the government’s new ‘Simpler Recycling’ initiative, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak infamously scrapped the ‘seven bins’ system for a more streamlined recycling process.

Trash in, Cash Out: Improving Recycling Through Deposit Return Schemes

The UK waste sector is undergoing substantive reform over the next few years. This introduces the introduction of a scheme aimed at reducing litter and raising recycling rates. In the third of our blog post series on upcoming legislative changes, we explore Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) and what this means for the waste industry and for Recorra customers.

Weighing In on Waste: How SmartWeigh is Changing the Waste Management Game

An app-based weighing solution to measure building occupier waste & recycling output, with exclusive patent-pending technology, developed to save time and money.

Shifting the Burden: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) holds producers responsible

In the second of our series of legislative change blogs, we explore the topic of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR for short) and what this will mean for your business. So, let’s dive in……

Legislative Labyrinth: what you need to know about upcoming waste regulation changes

Recorra break down changing waste regulations for UK businesses.

The Wheels of Change: E-Bike Recycling Collections

This month we launched our new e-bike scheme! Recorra are once again developing innovative solutions to complex challenges, with our zero emission operation running in London and Brighton.

Igniting Change: Harnessing Battery and Vape Recycling to Combat Fires

Introducing Scrummi towel recycling – our new compostable service

Find out about our new partnership with Scrummi, which will take your compostables to new environmental heights.

Changing gear on the electrification of Recorra’s fleet

Celebrating International Women's Day

This international day, some of the women of Recorra share their experience of working in the waste management industry.

bio-bean: harnessing the power of spent coffee grounds to safeguard our planet

At Recorra, we visited our brilliant coffee ground recycling partner bio-bean in Cambridgeshire. Read all about their brilliant work in this blog.

Living with Tinnitus: Our perspective

This tinnitus awareness week, Recorra’s Head of Sustainability, Rory Capper and Principle Cleaning’s Head of Sustainability, Shannon Berry share with us their real-life experience of living with the condition.

No smokes without fire

Vaping is on the rise. In the UK alone, we buy half a billion vapes a year and bin a massive 3 million of them every week; enough to cover 22 football pitches. Find out what the ethical implications of this are.

Batteries at Christmas (and beyond)

After a busy Christmas, full of festivities, it’s often the case that more waste is created. An estimated 30% more waste created during this period. Especially electronic waste, which is commonly powered by AAA batteries for Christmas tree lights or lithium batteries from electrics.

Real Recycling This Christmas

At Christmas, our waste generation goes up by 30% compared to the rest of the year! Not to fear, Recorra are here to help you reduce your waste this holiday season, with our 12 sustainable days of Christmas tips.

5 things to recycle this Christmas in your office

Recorra's 5 essential items to recycle in your office this Christmas to make your workplace greener during the festive season.

Recorra's award-winning sustainable office supplies.

Our brilliant office supplies division has won this year’s Office Friendly Sustainability Award. Read more about our service's environmental credentials.

Will COP27 deliver?

With the commencement of COP27, Rory Capper, Recorra's Head of Sustainability, reflects on the outcomes of COP26 and what we expect this time around.