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Organic waste is waste material that has been grown or was once part of an animal, such as 'green waste' and food waste. There are four different recycling processes for organic waste:
The Environment Agency and WRAP have developed a quality protocol for compost. The protocol incorporates Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 100 for composted materials and PAS 110 for fertilisers and other products produced by anaerobic digestion. If your business produces compost that meets the quality protocol standard, you will not need to comply with waste controls, such as using a registered waste carrier to transport it.
You can download the quality protocol for compost (PDF, 302K).