Commercial Waste & Recycling / Stationery recycling

Stationery recycling

We collect traditionally hard-to-recycle stationery from your workplace via the Recorra Circular Box, and send them for recycling. We give these materials a new life through our trusted service partners or, if unsalvageable, we send them for energy recovery.

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Our stationery recycling services

Circular Box

Set up in your workplace to collect stationery for recycling.

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What can and can’t go in your stationery recycling

What can go in?

Any stationery that is part plastic
Pens
Rulers
Glue sticks

What can’t go in?

Paper
Sticky notes
Ink toners and cartridges
Erasers/rubbers

How to set up your stationery recycling

Contact our Helpdesk to order your Circular Box today.

Set up your Circular Box in your workplace and inform your staff of its location and how to use it.

Our drivers will collect your Circular Box from your workplace once full, at a time that suits you.

We sort your stationery at our Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and send them for recycling with our service partners.

Stationery recycling questions answered

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No, erasers are typically made from synthetic rubber or plastic, which means they are unsuitable for recycling. It is best to use them up completely.
The Recorra Circular Box was designed to capture hard-to-recycle items such as office stationery. Once collected, we send them for recycling.
Yes, you can. We offer businesses a separate recycling service for paper to avoid waste contamination.
We offer a separate recycling service for ink and toner cartridges.

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