Envar Composting is extremely pleased to announce the acquisition of Bio-Bean Ltd assets, based in Cambridgeshire. Bio-Bean was the world’s largest recycler of spent coffee grounds, recycling thousands of tonnes annually into sustainable bio-products, specialising in the processing of waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels. “This was a great opportunity for us to acquire a…
At Envar, we believe in giving back to the community and supporting initiatives that promote sustainability and wellbeing. That’s why we have had the pleasure of donating to and volunteering alongside the Stop & Grow project in Harrow. This fabulous project has been making a significant impact by providing an open, supportive green space and…
Envar is excited to announce the launch of our latest product: Spent Mushroom Compost. This compost is a by-product of mushroom cultivation and is an excellent soil improver and mulch for home gardens and allotments. Created from the substrate mushrooms grow in, Spent Mushroom Compost is a mixture of organic materials including horse stable bedding,…
As part of its UK Research and Innovation-funded ‘Closing the Loop for Compostable Packaging’ research project, the Compostable Coalition UK has assembled an advisory board of big name industry and packaging experts, who are also members of the UK Plastics Pact. They will ensure the research project is objective, empirically robust and supports the priorities…
With compostable packaging increasingly in demand, some voices are questioning whether these materials can break down in UK composting facilities. An item may hold compostability certification, but does that mean it can successfully break down in a real-world composting environment? Small quantities of compostable packaging can be industrially composted with food and garden waste, but…
National Trust uses Envar soil improver It’s always great to hear our clients are pleased with our products & services! Envar has recently been working alongside the National Trust to provide our Rejuvenate Compost Soil Improver to the magnificent Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. “We have used Envar for the 1st time this year and found…
Earlier this month the government announced that a range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned in England from October 2023, following similar legislation already in place in Scotland and Wales. The ban will include single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers. Government figures suggest that 1.1…
Industrial scale composting trail of compostable products Envar is part of a government funded project known as the Compostable Coalition. The project will trial and evidence a closed loop solution for the effective collection sorting and industrial scale processing of compostable packaging and compostable products. The coalition consists of composting companies, compostable packaging providers, packaging…
YouGov survey shows support for compostables Compostable Coalition UK partner TIPA® Compostable Packaging have commissioned a survey conducted by You Gov which provides some interesting statistics on the support for the use, collection of and recycling of compostable packaging. 89% of the respondents support local councils being required to collect all recyclable or compostable packaging from households.…
Today marks the start of Recycle Week, the largest national annual recycling campaign. This year’s campaign focuses on questions about recycling. You may wonder ‘does my recycling really make a difference?’ Yes, it does! At Envar we recycle garden waste and food waste collected from households by a number of local authorities across England. By…