Plastic pollution – Businesses underestimate amount of packaging waste they produce by 50%, report finds

6th March 2018 | Recycling

UK businesses are drastically underestimating the amount of plastic packaging waste they produce while paying “barely anything” to deal with the problem, new research claims. Britain generated 2.26 million tonnes of plastic packaging waste in 2015, according to the latest available Government figures. But the true figure is likely to be more than 50 per…Read more

Gas “Supply Emergency” as UK’s storage deficit finally bites

1st March 2018 | Residential Energy

Michael Bradshaw, of Warwick Business School, who is Professor of Global Energy and researches UK gas security, explains a chronic lack of storage infrastructure is partly to blame: Historically, flexible supply came from simply producing more from the North Sea, but that option has gone. Instead, flexibility today comes from four sources: Norwegian offshore production,…Read more

Do or die – technological disruption in utilities

28th February 2018 | Water

Recent reports that price comparison sites will son offer “auto-switching” promise a new era of reduced energy bills for consumers. With sophisticated computers automatically swapping customers onto the cheapest tariffs, the hassle of searching for the best deal will soon be a thing of the past. James Daley, director at consumer campaign group, Fairer Finance,…Read more

Starbucks trials 5p takeaway cup charge in attempt to cut waste

27th February 2018 | Recycling

Starbucks will be the first UK coffee chain to trial a “latte levy” – a 5p charge on takeaway coffee cups – under plans that aim to reduce the overuse and waste of 2.5bn disposable cups every year. In the latest offensive in the war against plastic waste, the chain said it hoped the move,…Read more

About Us

Oroco Utilities was set up in 2008 to help commercial companies with their electricity and gas contracts.
Since then we have worked with FTSE 100 companies, one-man bands, across all categories.
We have clients in Aberdeen and clients in Truro - nationwide scope.