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MyRecorra – Your Online Hub for Everything Recorra

Recorra’s all new portal - for all your recycling data, resources and service insights.

Flattening The Climate Curve: An Opportunity to Reflect and Reset

Chartered Resource and Waste Manager, James George, takes a philosophical look at recent events, explores the next curve we need to flatten and how we can use the current semi-hibernation of society as an opportunity to reflect and reset, planning a more sustainable future for the planet.

We're finalists!

As one of the most prestigious awards for recycling out there, we're delighted to announce we've been shortlisted for not one, but two National Recycling Awards!

#ForNature

This World Environment Day - lets shout #ForNature

We've joined forces with Vegware to launch a compostables collection service

Exciting news! We’ve launched a new recycling scheme in partnership with award winning compostables manufacturer Vegware.

Life during lockdown

It’s not often an issue affects a nation like this, but we have learnt to adapt quickly to a new normal!

The Circular Economy Fair 2020

‘I’ve heard, that what you imagine sometimes comes true’

Laptop’s second life proves to be a second chance

In collaboration with Thames Reach, we have donated one of our refurbished laptops to a woman who, after being homeless for 15 years, is now studying to get upskilled for better paid work.

Microplastics in the spotlight

Our Sustainability Executive, Gemma Haycock learns about microplastics at CIWM Event

5 ways to have yourself a Green Christmas

Don’t let your sustainability credentials slip up this year, follow our 5 top tips to have yourself a Green Christmas.

Electronic waste: dismantling the industry

Dismantle the electronic waste industry with our latest smart paper

Go Green this Black Friday

While Black Friday can be great for your wallet, it is a scary motivator for our throwaway culture

Help a child read: Recycle responsibly

We sat down with the Children's Literacy Charity to discuss what they do and how our contributions are helping

Recycle Week 2019

See what we got up to during Recycle Week 2019

Global Climate Demonstration

On Friday 20th September, members of Recorra SWAG (Sustainability & Wellness Action Group) took to London’s streets to join the Global Climate Demonstration

Child Labour: An unspoken truth of the electronic waste industry

An unspoken truth of the electronic waste industry

A 'latte' work ahead of us...

We have partnered up with the Business Improvement Districts of Better Bankside and Team London Bridge, to launch a coffee cup recycling scheme on the south bank of the Thames.

E-waste: the health risks

What toxins are present in e-waste and how do they affect the human body?

Recorra visits Viridor's Plastic Recycling Facility

We visited Viridor's Plastic Recycling Facility to find out exactly what happens to the sorted plastics we send to them