Compost Certification Scheme provides assurance to consumers, farmers, food producers and retailers that quality compost is safe, reliable and of consistent high quality. Compost is produced by composting organic materials and the Scheme provides means for compost producers to become certified to the BSI PAS 100, the Compost Quality Protocol, SEPA's RPS for Compost, and the CCS Scheme Rules. Certified waste-derived compost is no longer considered to be waste and has achieved product status
The Compost Certification Scheme (CCS) provides assurance to consumers, farmers, food producers, and retailers that quality compost produced from composting processes is safe for human, animal and plant health. Quality Compost is the name adopted for the compost that is certified under the CCS for end-of-waste and quality assured status.
Driven by developments in the industries that make and use composts and in the ‘End of Waste’ criteria for compost ‘products’ derived from controlled biowastes, the previous (2011) edition of PAS 100 was developed by WRAP with AfOR and BSI. The current (2018) edition was sponsored by REAL and its development was facilitated by BSI Standards Limited.
Fulfil conditions in local authority tenders and reduce costs through achieving 'end of waste' as there’s no longer a need for costly waste regulatory controls. Product status helps producers to promote the material in professional markets.
REAL has recently developed a guidance document to provide clear information on how to identify independently certified compostable materials. The guidance has been designed for everyone, including consumers and composting or AD site operators...
Posted: 23 November, 2021
Please see attached the latest updates from CCS...
Posted: 27 October, 2021
Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have published their roadmap for addressing the key challenges facing the organics sector...
Posted: 21 September, 2021