The REAL is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Research Hub Manager, Grace Egan (Grace@realschemes.org) The Research Hub plays a vital role in strengthening the technical foundations of the Schemes as well as supporting innovation and evidence-based decision-making in the organics recycling sector...
Posted: 28 April, 2025
Category: General
Upcoming eventsCCS at the REA Organics Conference 2025Upcoming CCS Producers’ ForumRead more about these topics here...
Posted: 27 March, 2025
Category: General
D&F Associates Ltd will be departing from the CCS Laboratory Approval Scheme and from 14th of March will no longer be a CCS Approved Laboratory. While D&F now won’t accept new sample analysis requests for certification purposes, they will continue to fulfil all ongoing testing services; such as reporting ongoing sample test results...
Posted: 11 February, 2025
Category: News Item
Update from CCSIn-person Forum MeetingRead more about these topics here...
Posted: 31 January, 2025
Category: General
We are looking for a dedicated and self-motivated Research Hub Manager who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the CCS and BCS Research Hub. Reporting to the Director of the Organic Materials Schemes, you will work within the Certification Schemes team at REAL...
Posted: 14 January, 2025
Category: General
We issued our bi-annual newsletter for the Compost Certification Scheme today.Read more about the CQP/RF revision, Research Hub updates, and the 2023 Annual Report in the full newsletter here...
Posted: 20 December, 2024
Category: General
Update from CCSUpcoming events2023 Annual ReportAnnual participant surveyRead more about these topics here...
Posted: 30 August, 2024
Category: General
REAL has published its eighth annual report for the Compost Certification Scheme, providing an overview of the scheme and summary of scheme developments in 2023. The report shows that that by the end of 2023, there were 175 certified composting processes in the UK: 134 in England, 6 in Northern Ireland, 21 in Scotland, and 13 in Wales, and 1 in the Republic of Ireland...
Posted: 3 August, 2024
Category: General
REAL have issued our bi-annual newsletter for the Compost Certification Scheme that covers topics including; Forum and TAC updates, working groups, and research hub updates...
Posted: 18 July, 2024
Category: General
REAL are pleased to announce the publication of the latest version of How compostable products are recycled in the UK. This paper presents a recent snapshot of the number of industrial composting processes in the UK and Republic of Ireland that produce certified compost under the CCS and accept independently certified compostable materials...
Posted: 10 May, 2024
Category: General