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Compliance to Community: Food waste recycling with Recorra

How Recorra helps businesses stay compliant and reduce food waste

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.

Who will bear the cost of getting to Net Zero?

Who is going to foot the bill for the new green economy? Find out more about this major theme at COP27 this year.

Real Recycling with Recorra

We’re now Recorra, this new name has been introduced to reflect our commitment to positive change in our business. Read more about it here.

Tips for reducing your recycling contamination

This recycle week we’re getting real about contamination. What it is and why it matters.

Plastic, enemy number 1?

Ever wondered why plastic is so often vilified? Check out our take aways from the RECOUP plastics conference to learn more.

International E-waste day: Investing in the next generation

Ever wondered what happens during work experience at Recorra? Well, find out more about Gustas' experience..

Talk the Tork: now introducing paper towel recycling

Ever wondered what happens when you use a paper towel after washing your hands? Previously they had to be disposed of in a general waste stream. Find out more about our new recycling solution which changes this.

Cheers to our new launch: Introducing plastic keg recycling

What are plastic kegs? Well, these plastic containers store and transport beer. Find out more about our new recycling service!

Plastic-Free July: 5 things you can do now to reduce your plastic consumption

We all know by now that plastics are bad. But what steps can you actually take to reduce your plastic consumption?

The truth about recycling - black plastics

Black plastics are an industry wide problem. We see them on our supermarket shelves as ready meals, and meat or biscuit packets. However, they have gained a lot of press in recent years over the controversy of their recycling capabilities.

We’re now delivering our Office Supplies by bike – cargo without the carbon

Demand for cargo bike delivery has been accelerating, and for a good reason. Here’s WHY and HOW you should get on the bandwagon.

Struggling with your recycling and waste management in a hospitality setting?

We explore the common waste and recycling problems of the hospitality sector and give you the solutions you need to revolutionise your waste management system.

Carbon neutral and net zero - what’s the difference?

Confused by these terms? Not sure which one your company should commit to? Read on for all the answers.

Why green procurement will level up your company’s sustainability

To coincide with our launch of our SustainABLE procurement programme, we’re discussing why sustainability needs to be at the heart of your procurement. Green procurement might be the very thing missing from your organisation’s green agenda.

We chat all things circular, sustainable and entrepreneurial with Sejuiced and The Juice Round founder, Sylvia Garvin

Need some January inspiration from a founder specialising in eco-friendly healthy drinks? Read on as we dish the dirt on how Sylvia has shaken up the industry for the better.

Is mitigating food waste the key to the net zero recipe?

If you haven’t yet made the connection between food waste and climate change, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re on a level with two thirds of the population. We delve into how keeping food on plates and out of bins is a key element in reaching net zero.

Recorra staff are 'charging' ahead

We spoke to some of our forward-thinking staff who have already taken the brave leap to go electric. Read on to find out about their experiences