News from the Compost Certification Scheme

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  • CCS Update May 2025

    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

  • CCS Annual report 2024

    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

  • Tender Invitation for Certification Services 2025

    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

  • CCS welcomes New Research Hub Manager

    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

  • CCS Update March 2025

    Upcoming eventsCCS at the REA Organics Conference 2025Upcoming CCS Producers’ ForumRead more about these topics here...

    Posted: 27 March, 2025
    Category: General

  • Change to the list of CCS Approved Laboratories

    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

  • CCS Update January 2025

    Update from CCSIn-person Forum MeetingRead more about these topics here...

    Posted: 31 January, 2025
    Category: General

  • An exciting opportunity to be involved in organics recycling - REAL is Hiring

    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

  • CCS December 2024 Newsletter

    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

  • CCS Update August 2024

    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

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