News from the Compost Certification Scheme for 2017

The latest news from the compost industry

  • Compost Certification Scheme Newsletter

    We issued our first newsletter for the Compost Certification Scheme this week. In this newsletter, we shared industry-related news, events, Scheme developments, and our plans for 2018...

    Posted: 21 December, 2017
    Category: General

  • BSI consults on revision of the compost quality standard

    BSI consults on revision of the compost quality standard British Standards Institution (BSI) has opened a Public Consultation on the revision of the compost quality standard PAS 100 The Compost Certification Scheme had consulted with stakeholders including compost producers, customers and en...

    Posted: 18 December, 2017
    Category: General

  • PAS 100 Public Consultation

    The Public Consultation on the revision of PAS 100:2011 commenced on 22nd November 2017. A draft version of PAS 100:2018 has now been published on the BSI website and can be accessed here. The public consultation period will last for 6 weeks ending on 12th January 2018...

    Posted: 1 December, 2017
    Category: General

  • REAL is looking to hire a Technical Manager!

    Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL) is currently looking to hire an individual to fill a new and exciting position as Technical Manager for the Compost and Biofertiliser Certification Schemes...

    Posted: 25 October, 2017
    Category: General

  • CCS update for members - September 2017

    Please find below the September 2017 CCS members update email (this email was sent out in October). We informed members that minutes from relevant meetings and a revised guidance document had been published on the CCS website...

    Posted: 13 October, 2017
    Category: General

  • Environment Agency release statement supporting the CCS

    The Environment Agency has recently released a statement in support of the Compost Certification Scheme and PAS100 revision: 'The Environment Agency supports the current scheme and we are working together to consider the proposals...

    Posted: 15 September, 2017
    Category: General

  • CCS publish first annual report!

    The Compost Certification Scheme has published the first annual report providing an overview of the scheme in 2016. In summary, there were a total of 178 certified processes in the UK in December 2016...

    Posted: 8 September, 2017
    Category: General

  • CCS update for members - July 2017

    Please find below the July 2017 CCS members update email. We provided an update on the most recent CCS Producers' Forum meeting and PAS100 revision progress, and we announced that a third certification body had been appointed...

    Posted: 11 July, 2017
    Category: General

  • REAL appoints a third certification body

    We would like to announce that we have appointed a third certification body to provide certification services under the Compost Certification Scheme (CCS). Aardvark Certification Ltd submitted a very strong tender response last year when we invited certification bodies to tender for this role...

    Posted: 10 July, 2017
    Category: General

  • PAS100 training course in November

    The Organics Recycling Group is running a one-day course focused on the PAS 100 and REAL Compost Certification Scheme. The course is targeted at the composter’s personnel who are involved in the establishment implementaion, maintenance and improvement of the PAS 100 quality management system...

    Posted: 7 July, 2017
    Category: General

  • PAS100 revision and the next CCS Producers' Forum

    We are very pleased to announce that we begin the revision process of PAS100 this year!  The subject of the ‘PAS100 review’ or ‘PAS100 revision’ has been a hot topic for several years. This standard was last revised and published in 2011...

    Posted: 6 June, 2017
    Category: General

  • Updated compost quality standard to support farmers and growers

    Updated compost quality standard to support farmers and growers REAL has initiated a revision to the compost quality standard BSI PAS100:2011 The revision process has been agreed and technical author appointed Next step: Consultation with stakeholders including regulators, the organics re...

    Posted: 6 June, 2017
    Category: General

  • CCS update for members - May 2017

    Over the past few months, we have participated in several conference calls with the appointed laboratories and certification bodies, which brought to light several issues they had been facing...

    Posted: 17 May, 2017
    Category: General

  • WRAP publish highly-anticipated reports!

    Compost quality and safety for agriculture WRAP published their report which summarises the findings of three risk assessment projects that spanned over 8 years. The projects investigated the safety of PAS100 composts when used in agriculture and field horticulture...

    Posted: 27 February, 2017
    Category: General