Announced at the end of last week, Countrystyle Group has been awarded an interim biowaste treatment contract by Buckinghamshire County Council.

Food and green waste to fertilisers

Under the contract, Countrystyle is responsible for the receipt and treatment of approximately 30,000 tonnes of green waste and mixed food and green waste from three of the four District Councils in Buckinghamshire. As part of this contract, Countrystyle will also provide bulking services and haulage of all materials to treatment facilities using their own fleet of vehicles.

The biowaste materials will be treated at Countrystyle’s Ridham In-Vessel Composting facility in Kent or at the Laverstoke Park Farm Open Windrow Composting facility in Hampshire. The biowaste will be processed into a PAS 100 certified compost product, which will be used by farmers as an organic fertiliser to improve agricultural lands.

Lesley Clarke, Buckinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment said: “We are very pleased to be working with Countrystyle to support our District Councils with the roll out of their new food and green waste collection services. The services provided by Countrystyle will help us deliver sustainable and value for money solutions, which will drive up the County’s composting and recycling performance.”

Chris Howard, Countrystyle’s Commercial Director, said “We are delighted to be working with Buckinghamshire County Council. This is a great honour for us and demonstrates our continued ability to provide professional, reliable and cost effective biowaste treatment solutions for local authorities.”

Countrystyle Group provides integrated solutions for business and councils alike with a positive approach throughout from staff on the ground through to reliable haulage services and modern end-treatment facilities. The Buckinghamshire contract represents a significant addition to Countrystyle Group’s portfolio of contracted services.