On-farm Composting

In addition to the practical application of compost onto agricultural land, the Greenleaf project will study the process of composting green waste on farms, which has the following advantages:


Parameters which will be studied during the Greenleaf project include:

Near the source of waste



Near the point of application

Has the potential for offering 'best value'

Is good for the rural economy

Encourages public support for the scheme

Uses existing rural skills and infrastructure

Closed vessel-composting equipment, photograph courtesy of Cambridge Recycling Services Ltd, Waterbeach, and Cambridgeshire.


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