PAS 100 Compost
We take in green waste from local authorities and business and make it into great compost.
We produce about 35,000 tonnes of this compost per year at two facilities (Tyne Dock and Coxhoe).
This compost meets PAS 100 standard.
The composting process produces a peat free, soil conditioner, made from recycled plant material. The soil conditioner contains natural humus and plant nutrients and has been proven to maintain healthy plant growth and improve soil structure and fertility. The product has been made purely from organic garden wastes (grass clippings, tree prunings, leaves etc.) and originates from domestic gardens, parks and landscaping activities.
Premier’s soil conditioner has been used on numerous projects within the North-East, the most notable being the restoration of Albert Park in Middlesbrough.
What is PAS 100 compost
The compost is made using the garden clippings from householders and cuttings from local authority parks. It is matured in open-air, turned windrows. To be PAS 100 compliant the green waste must be source segregated, in other words it is not mixed with any other waste and it must pass the PAS 100 test.
The PAS 100 test
The PAS 100 test is only suitable and relevant for compost made out of source segregated green waste. Compost is sampled and tested to ensure the product conforms to the compost specification PAS 100 and is fit for use.
Briefly, the quality requirements cover:
- human pathogens;
- potentially toxic elements (e.g. heavy metals);
- physical contaminants (e.g. glass, metal and plastic);
- phytotoxins; and
- weed propagules.
We are PAS100 complaint and Compost Association Certified at both our green waste compost production sites.
The compost that meets the Quality Protocol can be shipped off the site of production without waste regulatory controls.
In other words it is no longer considered waste.
About PAS 100 protocol
The PAS 100 was prepared and published by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and build on an existing Compost Association standard. It improves confidence in composted materials among end-users, specifiers and blenders, and helps producers differentiate products that are safe, reliable and of high performance. The Compost Association has adopted BSI PAS 100 as the specification that composted materials must meet in order to achieve the independently verified Composting Association accreditation and use of The Compost Association logo.
LINKS
- Read more about PAS 100 on The Compost Association site.
- WRAP also have a composting section.
- More details on PAS 100 can be found on these pages of the ESA.
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