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The Biofertiliser Certification Scheme (BCS) provides assurance to consumers, farmers, food producers, and retailers that biofertiliser produced from anaerobic digestion processes is safe for human, animal and plant health. Biofertiliser is the name adopted for the digestate that is certified under the BCS for end-of-waste and quality assured status.

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Latest News:

  • BCS updates May 2025

    Latest Updates from the BCS2024 Annual Report PublishedProcedures on RBP Inoculum InhibitionREAL Welcomes New Research Hub ManagerRead more about these topics here...

    Posted: 30 May, 2025

  • 2024 Annual Report

    REAL has published its seventh annual report for the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme, providing an overview of the scheme and a summary of scheme developments in 2024. The report shows that by the end of 2024, there were 106 certified BCS processes in the UK: 78 in England, 7 in Northern Ireland, 13 in Scotland, and 8 in Wales.The report also presents an overview of the Compost Certification Scheme and includes the Research Hub 2024 Annual Report.Read the full 2024 report here.All the BCS annual reports are available to read here...

    Posted: 30 May, 2025