Compostables

If you use single-use items like coffee cups or disposable towels, you may have decided to swap to more sustainable compostable alternatives. This is a great first step towards becoming greener, but to unlock the full environmental benefits of using compostables, they need to be collected separately and composted.

We have partnered with Vegware and Scrummi to allow you to compost these items instead of being sent for incineration, or put into landfill. We transform your items into closed loop compost, which you can buy back here.

We can accept materials certified to the following standards;

BS EN 13432
BS EN 14995
ASTM 6400

Why set up a compostable service?

Maximise the environmental benefits of using compostable products. This can only be done if they are collected separately and sent for composting
Close the loop. Your single use items to be turned into fertiliser
Easy to set up. Can be added alongside your regular recycling collections or as a stand-alone service
Flexible collections. Perfect to suit any business big or small, we can collect in either bins or kerbside sacks

How do we collect?

Wheeled bins
Perfect for high volume recycling
Easy transportation
Bin exchange service where we swap your full bin for a clean and sanitised bin each time
Kerbside sacks
Ideal for customers with limited storage space
Collection on pavement outside your building (only available in certain areas)
Great for smaller volumes

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What happens to your compostables?

A survey of your site is conducted to ensure there is suitable set up

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You store your used compostables in wheeled bins / sacks

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Our trucks collect the bins / sacks from your site and transport them to our Materials Recovery Facility

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Compostables go through quality control and are delivered to a specialist in-vessel composting facility at EnVar in Cambridgeshire

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We deliver compostables to a specialist in-vessel composting facility

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Closed loop compost is produced

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