Composting is increasing rapidly in the UK and I am keen to make it work in environmetal terms. I am involved in many national projects, particularly in the quality of composts and their safe application to soil. Do you want help with using compost in agriculture? We can assist with our 'Earthcare' programme.
From 2008 to 2009, I have funding to continue two of the long term compost sites in Suffolk. I am concentrating on soil health as well as yields of potatoes and cereals. 2007 trials results are available from WRAP. I am also assisting Remade Southeast with their fruit trials and Remade Essex with their cereal and sugarbeet trials using compost.
Your rubbish is society's concern but still your responsibility. Help to minimise it, recycle it and not waste it. Why not look at http://www.compost.me.uk/?
Latest news.....
Orbit 2008 was held from October 13th to 15th in Holland and I was a speaker on manipulating compost to maximise its beneficial properties whilst minimising the risks to the environment.
The Soil Strategy is being re-written by Defra. The Quality Protocol and PAS110 for Anaerobic Digestion will be available in 2009 through WRAP. Enviros has updated the webtool to include digestates, see http://www.qualitycompost.org/.
The Composting Associaton changed its name to The Association for Organics Recycling in August 2008.
I collected an award for innovation with Enviros at the Composting Association's conference in December 2007 for the project I managed on compost use in agriculture over the last 8 years.
The 'Guidelines for the use of compost in agriculture and field horticulture' that I assisted WRAP to develop may be published this year - check http://www.wrap.org.uk/ .
The Quality Protocol (QP) for compost was released on 15th March 2007 and came into effect mid-May. Certified BSI PAS100 composts that comply will no longer be wastes as long as the end use is defined and located. For agriculture, initial soil testing and PTE modelling is required. A web tool has been developed by us at Enviros to aid record keeping and compliance with the QP. This is a really powerful tool to help you sell compost to farmers and if you need help with it to start up, contact me. See the site at http://www.qualitycompost.org.uk/
Odour.... The Composting Association's guide to odour management was published in March 2007. Visit their website http://www.compost.org.uk/ for a copy.
