Paper towel recycling

Reduce your business’s environmental footprint with our paper towel recycling service. In partnership with Tork (an Essity brand) we’re turning used paper towels into new paper products, creating a circular economy solution that’s cost-effective.

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Our paper towel recycling services

Prepaid kerbside sack

Prepaid sacks

Colour coded prepaid sacks. Supplied by the roll and purchased upfront.

1100l wheeled drop front bin

Drop Front Wheeled Bin

We offer a range of containers in various sizes to hold your paper towel waste.

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What can and can’t go in your paper towel recycling

Paper towels are one of the most used office supplies, contributing to significant commercial waste. Traditionally, these towels are disposed of in general waste, ending up in landfill and wasting resources.

With the groundbreaking PaperCircle™ process developed by Tork and Recorra, we can now recycle paper towels up to nine times over. Embrace paper towel recycling with Recorra and benefit from a greener waste management solution.

What can go in?

  • Paper towels

What can’t go in?

  • Food
  • Cardboard
  • Packaging

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What happens to my paper towels?

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Once you have arranged regular paper towel collections, our drivers will visit your workplace to collect your waste, and your paper towels will be sent for recycling.


Paper Towel roll
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We take your paper towels to Essity’s mill for processing.

Paper Towel Recycling
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They undergo a pulping process that removes their wet strength agent, allowing them to be recycled up to nine times.

Paper towel recycling questions answered

  • Yes, blue roll can be included in your paper towel recycling.

  • Yes, you can recycle any of your paper towels with us.

  • Kitchen towels are not included in paper towel recycling due to food waste contamination. These should be placed in your general waste.

  • Paper towels are one of the most used office supplies, contributing to significant commercial waste. Traditionally, these towels are disposed of in general waste, ending up in landfill and wasting resources.

    With the groundbreaking PaperCircle™ process developed by Tork and Recorra, we can now recycle paper towels up to nine times over. Embrace paper towel recycling with Recorra and benefit from a greener waste management solution.

  • Paper towels have a water absorbent agent which means it can only be recycled through a specialist process, so therefore must be separated from other materials. We provide a separate paper towel recycling service.

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