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Scotland to trial commercial use of quality compostApril 21, 2009 WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) are trialling innovative new applications for quality compost that will help shape policy and practice across the UK. The trials, conducted by Forestry Commission Scotland in partnership with WRAP, are designed to determine the commercial benefits of using quality compost in applications that range from soil improvement through to the establishment of woodland and biomass crops on brownfield land. Due to run throughout 2009 and report back in 2010/2011, the trials will make use of green compost produced using garden waste such as grass cuttings, prunings and leaves, and food-derived compost, both produced to the BSI PAS 100 specification. One of the new trials will take place on the completed Dalquhandy Opencast Site in Lanarkshire, where Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Coal will investigate the use of quality compost in the establishment of sustainable woodland. WRAP's Director for Scotland, Iain Gulland, said: "We're extremely pleased to see so many new projects in this series of quality compost trials taking place in Scotland. These latest trials will bring about an even greater understanding of quality compost and illustrate to those tasked with managing landscaping and regeneration projects that they can make cost savings and still work in an environmentally sustainable way." |
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