WRAP is to launch guidelines for the use of compost in land-based industry.

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has commissioned Enviros Consulting to produce draft guidelines on the use of compost, derived from source-segregated organic municipal wastes, in agriculture and field horticulture.

The guidelines are aimed primarily at agronomists, regulators and advisers to the agricultural industry, to provide them with information about using compost effectively. They will define the characteristics of compost suitable for use in a range of agricultural applications, and provide information on maximising the benefits of compost in soil management as an integral part of Cross Compliance and agri-environmental schemes.

The development of the attached draft guidelines has been guided by early consultations with stakeholders, Government and regulators. A wider industry consultation is underway and will run until March 17.

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