Cré (Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association of Ireland) is the Irish National Association for the sector since 2001 and has been at the forefront of the quality crusade of compost.

The Cré Compostable Certification Scheme is the only Irish scheme providing third party independent assessment that compostable products can be put into food waste recycling bins (brown bins) and processed in industrial composting plants in Ireland.

The scheme is owned by Cré. A wholly owned subsidiary ‘Cré Certification Ireland’ will act as the certification body and provide certification of products.

The Cré Compostable Certification Scheme takes packaging/products certified to European standards and tests them in an Irish composting plant to ensure they are compostable under Irish conditions. If the packaging/products are compostable, they then are awarded a certification from Cré that it is compostable in Ireland.

The Cré Compostable Certification Scheme certificate gives confidence to Irish users that the packaging/products are compostable and is accepted in food waste bins.

CONSUMERS NEED FOR THE SCHEME

Compostable packaging looks similar to disposable packaging and is easily confused. Clearly marked packaging indicating it is compostable is required so people know the correct bin to put it in.

COMPOSTERS NEED FOR THE SCHEME

Collected food waste is contaminated with non-compostable packaging. This results in contaminated compost which cannot be returned to the circular economy. Clearly distinguishable compostable packaging/products in food waste bins is welcomed by the Irish composting industry.

As customers of Thorntons Recycling your compost bin contents are brought to our composting facility in Kilmainhamwood, Co Meath. Compost is then given to local farmers and landscapers completing the circle! Read more and view our video of Composting the facility here.