Discovery Compost PAS 100 quality for seventeenth year

Dundee City Council has now received PAS 100 Quality certified recognition for its compost for the seventeenth year in a row.

Discovery Compost is produced by the Council from the garden waste taken from brown bin collections, the same materials brought to the city’s recycling centres and from green waste produced from local parks and commercial landscapers.

Climate, Environment & Biodiversity Committee Convener Cllr Heather Anderson said: “The Council has again achieved the high standards required for this certification, with customers knowing that Discovery Compost meets a high quality of criteria.

“As of March this year, Dundee City Council was one of only twenty certified organic waste processes in Scotland. The Council’s on-site facility at Riverside sees approximately 9,000 tonnes of green waste processed each year.

“The process is well established now with Discovery Compost consistently receiving PAS 100 Quality certification year-on-year since 2008.

“The certification covers the entire composting process from the raw materials collected to how the finished product is labelled. It means producers know they are making a quality product and buyers know they are receiving quality compost.

“Garden waste is an immensely valuable resource, by diverting it away from our Energy from waste facility we are helping to minimise our carbon footprint as well as making a valuable end product.

“In 2023, the Council made an investment in acquiring a Green Waste Shredder for the city’s Riverside Composting facility in order to enable more control and flexibility in delivering the composting service while bringing revenue savings.”

An update report to the city’s Climate, Environment and Biodiversity Committee, which takes place on Monday 21st April, will update Councillors on the recently achieved accreditation.

More information about Discovery Compost and how to purchase it is available on the Dundee City Council website.