# separ8

> separ8 is the UK's #1 paper cup recycling scheme. We provide nationwide collection and recycling of source-segregated materials for businesses, with everything sent to UK paper mills (no export). The brand is always written lowercase as "separ8".

## What we do

separ8 collects and recycles materials that are difficult to process through standard co-mingled recycling. All material is consolidated through a vetted UK supplier network and sent to UK paper mills or specialist recyclers.

### Live services (available now)
All live services are sold as prepaid sack rolls. The price always includes the sacks, delivery, all collections needed to empty them, haulage, and recycling or treatment at a UK facility.
- **Paper Cup Recycling** — flagship service. Prepaid rolls of 25 sacks; recycled at UK paper mills.
- **Paper Hand Towel Recycling** — washroom paper hand towel collection and recycling, prepaid sack rolls.
- **Flexible Plastic (LDPE) Recycling** — for warehouses, retail, and distribution operations, prepaid sack rolls.

### Coming soon (register interest)
- Vapes (battery recovery and safe disposal)
- Coffee Grounds (composted or re-purposed)
- Coffee Pods (aluminium and plastic recovery)
- Compostable Packaging (industrial in-vessel composting)

## How pricing works

Every separ8 service is sold on a prepaid sack basis. Customers buy rolls of sacks at a transparent price that already includes the sacks, delivery, all collections needed to empty them, haulage, and recycling or treatment at a UK facility. There are no hidden fees, no monthly minimums, and no long contracts. This applies equally to paper cups, paper hand towels, and flexible plastic (LDPE), with quote pricing tailored to site, volume, and frequency. Account customers can apply for credit terms and pay invoices by bank transfer or card; Direct Debit is coming soon. Pay-as-you-go customers pay online by card at the point of order.

## Sustainability methodology

Environmental impact figures (CO2 savings, landfill avoidance) use DEFRA 2024 conversion factors applied to the verified weight of material collected. Reports are exportable and suitable for ESG disclosure.

## Coverage

separ8 operates UK-wide through regional collection partners. Postcode availability is checked at quote time. Where a postcode is not yet served, we flag it as Price on Application and work to onboard a partner.

## Pages
- [Home](/): UK's #1 paper cup recycling scheme.
- [Services](/services): Live services — paper cups, paper hand towels, flexible plastic (LDPE).
- [Paper cup recycling](/paper-cup-recycling): How paper cup collection and recycling works.
- [Paper hand towel recycling](/paper-hand-towel-recycling): Washroom hand towel collection and recycling.
- [Flexible plastic (LDPE) recycling](/ldpe-film-recycling): Pallet wrap and film recycling for warehouses.
- [Cost saving calculator, paper cups](/cup-stacking-calculator): Estimate sack volume, 1100L general waste lifts and disposal cost removed by stacking paper cups.
- [Paper cup recycling guide](/guides/paper-cup-recycling): Complete UK business guide to how paper cup recycling works.
- [FAQ](/faq): Common questions on collections, pricing and recycling.
- [Blog](/blog): Insights on hard to recycle materials.
- [Shop](/shop): Cup and waste collection units.
- [About](/about): Who separ8 is and how the scheme works.
- [Get a quote](/get-quote-chat): AI-guided quote in minutes.
- [Contact](/contact): Talk to the separ8 team.

## Contact
- Email: hello@separ8recycling.co.uk
- Operated by co-cre8 Systems Ltd, UK