Should I mulch my indoor plants? Using mulch in your garden is now common practice, it is used to enrich and protect your soil and help plants thrive. However, we should not limit mulch to outdoor plants. Using mulch on your houseplants, will not only add aesthetic appeal but will also lock in moisture and…
How to improve your soil health Soil health refers to the soil’s ability to provide a living, sustainable ecosystem for plants, animals and micro-organisms that live within it. Optimal soil health will provide the nutrients needed for healthy plant growth and provide food and shelter for anything that lives within it. Why is soil health…
Envar Composting Ltd is pleased to announce its partnership with The Homefire Group, a leading provider of sustainable heating solutions. Together, we aim to provide a sustainable solution to recycling coffee grounds. The Homefire Group expressed their enthusiasm for the partnership, stating, “We are delighted to announce that we are working in partnership with Envar…
Last month we attended the Groundswell 2023 Agriculture Festival in Hertfordshire. We exhibited with our show trailer and brought along samples of our Soil Improver, Woodland Mulch and Woodchip. Our representatives had many conversations with interested parties regarding our products and composting services. The event was well attended with plenty of talks throughout the 2…
Envar is pleased to announce that we are now accepting waste coffee grounds as part of our commitment to divert waste from landfill. With our coffee waste recycling service, we are thrilled to transform this often discarded by-product into sustainable reusable products. By recycling your coffee waste you can positively impact the environment, reducing your…
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…