The Compost Certification Scheme (CCS) provides assurance to consumers, farmers, food producers, and retailers that quality compost produced from composting processes is safe for human, animal and plant health. Quality Compost is the name adopted for the compost that is certified under the CCS for end-of-waste and quality assured status.
Latest updates from the CCSREA Organics Conference 2026CCS Producers’ Forum2025 CCS & BCS Annual ReportBCS and CCS role opportunity...
Posted: 12 March, 2026
REAL has published its ninth annual report for the Compost Certification Scheme, providing an overview of the scheme and a summary of scheme developments in 2024. The report shows that by the end of 2024, there were 173 certified composting processes in the UK and Republic of Ireland: 133 in England, 6 in Northern Ireland, 21 in Scotland, 12 in Wales, and 1 in the Republic of Ireland.Read the full 2025 report here.All the CCS annual reports are available to read here...
Posted: 11 March, 2026