What is no dig gardening? No dig gardening is a growing method which creates a rich soil and helps to control weeds. It involves mulching the soil with a layer of soil improver or compost which is left on the surface rather than being dug into the soil. By avoiding digging, the soil structure is…
Why go peat free? The sale of peat to amateur gardeners in England and Wales is to be banned by 2024 and the sale of peat for commercial use is projected to be banned by 2028-2030. Peatlands are the world’s largest carbon store on land. These natural, boggy areas provide valuable ecosystems for both plants…
Zero50 The Green Impact Podcast is a brilliant podcast hosted by Bruce Bratley, CEO and founder of recycling company First Mile. Each week the podcast features people creating solutions for a zero-carbon world. This week Kate Stansfield, our Business Development and Commercial Director explains how Envar compost green and food waste on a large scale.…
REA Organics 2022 Conference is taking place on 31 March at The Berystede Hotel, Ascot. Envar are pleased be supporting the event with our Business Development and Commercial Director, Kate Stansfield who is chairing the morning panel session. They will be discussing the future of organics recycling, looking forward to the sector changes to 2030,…
Envar Composting are pleased to provide an update on our Regeneration Project at our site in Woodhurst. We have recently submitted our Section 25 response to Cambridge County Council’s formal request for further information following the statutory consultation exercise on the Planning Application. The Planning Authority will now consider our application and provide the outcome…
Envar were pleased to welcome Bill Hensley from Huntingdon Community Radio to our composting site near St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Listen to the interview with Kate, our Business Development & Commercial Director, who explains what happens to the green and food waste that arrives at our St Ives site and talks about our exciting plans for…
Today sees the launch of WRAP’s Food Waste Action Week (7-13 March 2022). This year the spotlight is on kitchen appliances that can help us to reduce food waste in our homes – helping to save the planet! We are pleased to support Food Waste Action Week. Here are some tips on how to reduce…
We have had 2 new electric vehicle charging points installed at our Cambridge site recently. This enables staff with electric vehicles to charge them while on site. Our 1056 solar panels on the roofs of our buildings provide green energy power to our site including the chargers. The solar panels are reducing our annual electricity…
We have just taken delivery of our new Liebherr material handler. Operating in our Cambridge site it will be used to load shredders, move material and feed the screeners. The high lift cab will give the operators an excellent view over the working area making loading easier when operating the machine. We are looking forward…
We were delighted to host a visit from the CIWM London & Southern Counties Professional Development Network yesterday at our Cambridge site. We were able to show them how organic waste and compostable packaging are turned into peat free compost. It was great to meet members of the network and demonstrate our solution to recycling…
Envar are excited to announce the launch of a new partnership with The Holkham Estate, on the north Norfolk coast. We will be working alongside Countrystyle Recycling to provide a recycling solution for all compostable packaging used on the estate, working together to achieve Holkham’s commitment to reduce non-recycled waste by 10% every year for…
It was great to welcome Tom Percival from the BBC Northampton breakfast radio show to our Kilsby composting site today. We were able to demonstrate how the Christmas trees from the West Northamptonshire council area are recycled and explain how the trees are processed into compost as well as where the resulting compost product goes…