Update from CCSPR number and certification codes guidanceMinimum sample quantities for testingProvision of site contact detailsRead more about these topics here...
Posted: 30 September, 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
As part of REAL's celebration of International Compost Awareness Week, we have produced a paper explaining the industrial composting process and the benefits it provides. Read more about Our waste, and why compost matters...
Posted: 7 May, 2024
Category: News Item
The Compost Certification Scheme (CCS) embraces the clarion call to reduce waste to landfill and minimise environmental impact. This call is even stronger with the marking of International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), which is celebrated annually to raise awareness about the environmental and economic benefits of composting...
Posted: 6 May, 2024
Category: News Item
The Organics Annual Conference, organised by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA), is focused on composting, anaerobic digestion, and recycling organic materials to land.At this event, REAL took the opportunity to exhibit the work undertaken by our organic materials recycling schemes and share our recent plastics report to raise awareness about the findings...
Posted: 5 April, 2024
Category: News Item
Latest Updates From CCSCertification Code ReminderProducers' ForumSQCS WorkshopRead more about these topics here...
Posted: 27 March, 2024
Category: General
We are pleased to announce that through an open tender process, we have appointed SJB Quality Consulting Ltd (SJBQC) to carry out independent audits to check the CCS and BCS Approved Laboratories’ conformance with their Terms and Conditions.The audits will be led by Simon Blackhurst who has extensive auditing, in-house laboratory, and scheme test method application experience...
Posted: 19 February, 2024
Category: General