How we recycle garden waste

Garden waste is taken to large composting halls, then a process called in-vessel composting (IVC) provides the optimum conditions for the waste to compost in terms of:

• moisture
• temperature
• carbon-nitrogen ratio
• oxygen.

The waste is heated up to 60°C for a minimum of 16 days while being turned every 48 hours to kill off any harmful microbes. After treatment, the compost is screened and left to stabilise to ensure a nutrient-rich and peat-free compost that is suitable to use as a soil improver in farming and agriculture.

It is fast, effective and meets regulatory requirements for sanitation required by the Animal By-Product Regulations (ABPR) as well as PAS100 quality requirements.

Find out how we recycle other types of waste.