As a compost collection partner, is your business facilitating the waste collection and commercial composting of food waste and BioPak compostable packaging. What happens after the waste is collected? What does the composting process look like at your business?
We only have consent for green waste and compostable packaging so can not take any food waste. Everything gets mulched first, when compostable packaging comes in we mix it with the green waste when mulched. The mulching process dramatically reduces the volume of the green waste, and allows the composting process to begin quicker and take less time overall. It is then pushed up into large piles called windrows. The windrows are monitored closely, checking regularly for temperature and moisture levels. They are periodically rolled, which helps the composting process also as this provides oxygen, and helps regulate the temperature. The windrows are irrigated if they are starting to get dry as they need moisture for the microbes to thrive. After a few years, the rows that have made their way to the front (after being rolled) are ready to be screened, stored in the shed and then sold.