Our story so far

September 1988

Charity Friends of the Earth carry out their first office paper collection.

Paper Round is launched by Friends of the Earth as an independent company.

June 1990
April 1992

Paper Round launches its secure shredding service.

Old Recorra Truck

Our waste collections top 40 tonnes per week.

May 1996
April 2001

Paper Round starts supplying businesses with recycled copier paper.

We begin our glass recycling service.

October 2001
March 2004

Turnover exceeds £1m for the first time.

We start our first food waste collections.

September 2008
January 2011

Launch of Brighton Paper Round

Recorra Materials Recovery Facility

Paper Round moves to a new 66,000 sq ft yard in Purfleet, Essex, including a new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and shredding facility.

April 2012
August 2012

Paper Round takes over The Laundry, and begins kerbside waste collections.

Paper Round completes its 1,000,000th collection at The British Academy.

September 2012
August 2014

Paper Round launches London's first ever Business Improvement District (BID) recycling scheme with Paddington BID.

Launched our partnership with The Children's Literacy Charity.

January 2015
November 2016

Our Office Supplies department sells it’s 100,000th box of 100% recycled paper.

Paper Round becomes a Living Wage accredited employer.

May 2017
October 2017

Paper Round launches London’s first coffee cup recycling scheme.

Paper Round launches the UK’s first compostable packaging scheme.

September 2020
January 2021

Start of services from Hastings

Paper Round purchases its first electric refuse collection vehicle.

October 2021
October 2022

Paper Round launch the UK’s first paper towel recycling scheme.

Recorra fleece logo

Paper Round is renamed Recorra

November 2022
September 2023

Recorra launch our e-cargo bike waste collection scheme in London and Brighton.

Launched London’s first commercial Green Waste recycling service.

July 2024