Green Waste composting

Around 70% of waste in Gloucestershire is still disposed of in landfill sites and the typical refuse sack or wheelie bin collected from households in the county contains around 10% green waste – from gardens, tree cuttings, branches and leaves.

Composting is key to helping divert biodegradable waste from landfill and ensuring statutory landfill reduction targets are met by 2010. Facing a requirement to compost 56,000 tonnes of green waste, Gloucestershire has a limited capacity for composting kerbside-collected green waste - a simple process using the traditional open windrows method – and there is an urgent need for a local composting facility