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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.

The EU Referendum – how does that affect waste?

In or out? Usually when we ask that question around the office it’s about whether to put something in the bin or not, but just this once, it’s about the EU referendum instead. Our MD, Bill Swan, has some thoughts.

Biogen win Recycling Business of the Year

The awards ceremony for the Awards for Excellence from letsrecycle.com were recently held at The Landmark Hotel in Mayfair. BPR Group were lucky enough to accompany Biogen to the event.

FareShare: A Helping Hand

This week, along with four other Paper Round volunteers, I booted up to go and help in a FareShare depot.

Double Points for Springboard!

Secure Paper is excited to offer double points for Springboard over May and June!

Hazardous Waste Recycling

Paper Round offers recycling collections for all manner of materials, and those classed as hazardous waste are no exception.

Paper Round Stationery Print Service

Paper Round Stationery offer a full print service. This means we can print business cards, letterheads, marketing brochures, newsletters and any other sort of professionally printed material.

bio-bean

At Paper Round we love finding new and innovative ways of recycling and we’re proud to announce our new partnership with bio-bean.

BPR Group at the Facilities Show 2016

Its events season here at BPR Group: we recently hosted a knowledge swap on green teams, held an open day at our recycling facility and coming up, we’ve got a special event for those who look after waste in the hospitality sector, our annual event for customers at London Zoo, and we’ll be exhibiting at the Facilities Show in June.

Recycling at Outdoor Events

Brighton Paper Round have been working with Brighton and Hove City Council to provide food waste recycling for outdoor events

Food Made Good Awards

On Tuesday 22nd March, the 5th Sustainable Restaurant Awards was held, newly rebranded as the “Food Made Good” awards.

Food Waste? “There’s an App for That!”

OLIO is a free app that allows neighbours to connect with one another and local shops and cafes so surplus food can be shared, instead of thrown away.

Why should you recycle batteries?

Improper disposal of batteries by companies around the globe is exacerbating the issue of water contamination.

Farmers use of fertilisers revolutionised by research

A five year research programme, led by WRAP, has proved that the timing and method of digestate application is critical when it comes to getting the maximum value from both crops and fertiliser. The research confirms that food-based digestate (like that resulting from anaerobic digestion) is a valuable source of nitrogen.

Food Futures: Unlocking New Value from Waste

The Hospitality and Food Service Agreement (HaFSA Agreement) is a voluntary agreement which aims to support reducing waste and recycling more. WRAP have certainly made strides towards reducing waste in the HAFS sector, but what’s next? I went along to a working group meeting last week to find out more.

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!