Quality compost to reduce landfill
3rd April 2007
Under current legislation in the UK, producers of compostable waste may need to apply for a license before they can spread it on land.
According to an article on the IEMA website, the new Quality Protocol proposed by the Environment Agency in England and Wales will mean that compostable products will be easier to dispose.
According to the Environment Agency’s press release:
To be compliant with the Quality Protocol, compost producers who are already certified to BSI PAS 100 (a recognised industry standard which many compost producers currently adhere to) or in the process of gaining certification, will need to check that they are only composting types of waste that are allowed in the protocol. They will also have to ensure that they keep the additional records required from 11 May 2007 onwards.
Certified compost will reduce landfill volumes, which is good news all round — and it’s likely that similar protocols for other reusable waste products will follow.
