At Recorra, we understand the importance of recycling glass to promote sustainability and reduce environmental impact. We offer comprehensive glass recycling services for businesses of all sizes, whether you produce glass in small or large quantities. Our dedicated team ensures that your glass waste is collected efficiently and responsibly and sent for closed-loop recycling, facilitating its journey back into the circular economy.
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We offer a range of containers in various sizes to hold your commercial cardboard waste.
Colour coded kerbside sacks. Supplied by the roll and purchased upfront.
A sturdy container to hold your glass recycling.
Exchange
We exchange your used bin for a clean one upon collection.
Empty
We empty your bin on-site for you to use again.
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Once you have arranged your regular glass collections, our drivers will collect your glass waste from your workplace at a time suitable for you.*
*Upon collection, we offer an exchange service for your bins, replacing old bins with new, clean ones.
We take your glass directly to our recycling partner, reducing road miles.
Our UK-based recycling partners melt your glass and recycle it into glass bottles. This can be done infinitely!
Glass recycling is mandatory for all businesses. Recorra collect glass separately to other recyclable materials, allowing it to be recycled infinitely and reduce cost for customers.
Yes. All businesses who produce glass must arrange glass collections to comply with UK government regulations.
Glass can easily break during the collection and sorting process, which can contaminate other recyclable materials like paper and cardboard. Contaminated paper and cardboard are harder to recycle, reducing the overall quality of the recyclables.
Plastic sacks in your glass bin are classed as contamination. It is also a health and safety risk. Tipping glass is straightforward when it isn’t contaminated; it is dangerous for our staff to pick sacks out of broken glass due to the risk of injury from sharp glass shards.
Glass bottles and jars should be emptied of liquids, and while labels can remain, caps and lids should be removed. Glass with food residue is not acceptable.
Glass bottles and jars of any colour. Pyrex, ceramics, or crystal glass are not accepted because they require different processing and contaminate the recycling stream.
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