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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.

E-waste in the spotlight

New electronics are faster, smaller and increasingly convenient to use. Today, we live in a consumer driven society; constantly upgrading and replacing. It is no wonder then that electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world, with around 50 million tonnes produced each year.

#BeClearOnData

Old with the old, in with the new? Not so fast...

Be part of the plastic solution

Plastic free July is a global movement, helping millions of people be part of the solution for plastic pollution.

#BottlesForChange

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is lobbying for the public to support an all in Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks and cans.

Step away from the Easter Egg

It's that time of year again. The days are getting longer, everyone is planning out their Easter breaks and a consensus to eat as much chocolate as we want puts a spring in our steps after a long winter.

Top 10 tips to quit your plastic fix

Single-use, the word of 2018. A term synonymous with plastics, another word which doesn’t seem to stay out of the news for very long these last few years.

The plastic crisis is NOT all your fault

We've all been there at some point. You've just finished making your salad and now you're cleaning up. As you dispose of everything in their respective bins, you take a pause and look at the salad bag. You check for the signs on it. You've understood nothing.

Recorra's Sea Life Event 2019

Recorra hosted an array of competitions, games and information stands at the wonderful Sea Life Centre

Interview: Andrea Rasca, Executive Dreamer at Mercato Metropolitano

Nobody likes to see food go to waste. Not only is it environmentally damaging, but it is morally wrong and costs us money.

Green Apple Awards 2018

The Green Apple Awards recognize, reward and promote environmental best practice around the world.

The Government's Resources and Waste Strategy

Released in December 2018 by the Environment Secretary Micheal Gove, the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy seeks to redress the balance in favour of the natural world.

For Food's Sake

This week we launch our first campaign of 2019, #ForFoodsSake, where we’ll be looking behind the scenes in the world of food waste and food sustainability.

Ready, set ... DO

As we approach the end of 2018, it seems like a natural time to make some important changes.

Are you dreaming of a green Christmas?

Christmas doesn't need to be a time of excess if your follow our top tips, writes Sarah Pearl Sustainability Executive

Interview: Ollie Hayes, Lead Climate Change Campaigner at Friends of the Earth

This month our focus is climate change. As part of our #climate matters series, we wanted to showcase those organisations fighting the corner for planet earth. So we caught up with Ollie Hayes, Lead Climate Change Campaigner at Friends of the Earth.

Our climate matters

Climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity

Living Wage Week 2018

This week sees the launch of ‘Living Wage Week’ which is an annual celebration of the living wage movement

Circular stories

This month, we’re focused on #circularstories, understanding what the circular economy is and looking at those organisations helping to build a new approach to business.