Update from CCS2024 Annual Report PublishedREAL Welcomes New Research Hub ManagerOvercoming sample collection and courier issuesRead more about these topics here...
Posted: 30 May, 2025
Category: General
REAL has published its eighth annual report for the Compost Certification Scheme, providing an overview of the scheme and a summary of scheme developments in 2024. The report shows that by the end of 2024, there were 175 certified composting processes in the UK and Republic of Ireland: 134 in England, 6 in Northern Ireland, 21 in Scotland, 13 in Wales, and 1 in the Republic of Ireland...
Posted: 30 May, 2025
Category: General
REAL has today opened a tender for the provision of certification services under the Compost Certification Scheme (CCS). The tender period will run for ten weeks, closing on Thursday 31st July 2025.REAL intends to appoint a number of independent Certification Bodies to deliver certification services under the CCS on its behalf...
Posted: 25 May, 2025
Category: General
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 CCS2024 Annual Report PublishedREAL Welcomes New Research Hub ManagerOvercoming sample collection and courier issuesRead more about these topics here...
Posted: 30 August, 2024
Category: General