The Technical Advisory Committee of the Compost and Biofertiliser Certification Schemes (CCS and BCS TAC) sets up ad hoc Technical Working Groups to consider specific issues in more detail and report back to the TAC.
Test Method Working Group
The Test Method Working Group (TMWG) is a group established by REAL in 2025 to provide oversight and continuous improvement of testing methodologies for the Compost and Biofertiliser Certification Schemes. The TMWG ensures that the test methods referenced in PAS 100 and PAS 110 remain fit for purpose, particularly as regulatory landscapes evolve.
Please click here to download the Terms of Reference for the TMWG
The group's primary role is to investigate specific technical issues, assess available evidence, and propose methodological changes to improve accuracy and consistency across approved laboratories. Its inaugural project focused on critical updates to physical contaminant and stones (PC&S) testing.
Please click here to download the Summary Report of the TMWG’s first project
Previous Working Groups
Market Development Working Group
REAL has set up a Market Development Working Group (MDWG) to focus on market related issues and opportunities and report back to the CCS and BCS TAC. The MDWG will provide industry with the opportunity to build and develop new and existing markets for biofertiliser and quality compost.
WRAP used to play a vital role within the organics recycling industry by liaising with the markets for quality digestate and quality compost, promoting the quality standards and maintaining market confidence. Unfortunately funding from WRAP is no longer available and its engagement with the industry is limited.
Currently there is no other body that works to develop markets for biofertiliser and quality compost. The dynamic within the industry might have changed but the need to maintain market confidence in these materials and develop markets for these materials still exists. To this end, REAL set up its MDWG to develop new and existing markets for certified digestate and compost.