What is meant by biodegradable waste?
A. Biodegradable wastes are those that rapidly decompose to produce compost. These include both ‘green’ wastes such as: • garden or landscaping clippings, and • plant tissue waste and also kitchen and catering type wastes. Green wastes may be composted in open windrows but kitchen and catering wastes which may have been contaminated by, or are likely to have come into contact with, meat products cannot be stored or composted in the open. This prevents the spread of disease from infected meats and is a requirement of the Animal By-Products Regulations (ABPR) 2003. The types of biodegradable waste you are able to compost in the open are therefore limited and if you do compost contaminated wastes in an enclosed system you may need an Animal By-Products Authorisation. Q. My compost facility will be quite close to occupied residences. Will this affect the registration? A. It could do if the amount that you wish to process is greater than 10 cubic metres and the boundary of your compost faci
