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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 Update August 2024

    Update from BCSReminder: Annual Participant SurveyUpcoming events2023 Annual reportRead more about these topics here...

    Posted: 30 August, 2024

  • 2023 Annual Report

    REAL has published its seventh annual report for the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme, providing an overview of the scheme and summary of scheme developments in 2023. The report shows that that by the end of 2023, there were 106 certified composting 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 2023 Annual Report...

    Posted: 13 August, 2024