Green garden waste, such as grass and plant cuttings, is separated at our Household Waste Recycling Centres up and down the country. Green waste undergoes a composting process which takes nearly six months, and one of Veolia Environmental Services' key achievements in recycling has been its success in producing a high grade organic soil conditioner.

The Composting Process
Composting is nature's way of recycling. Composting biodegrades organic waste. i.e. food waste, manure, leaves, grass trimmings, paper, wood, feathers, crop residue etc., and turns it into a valuable organic fertiliser.

Chilbolton Down
Chilbolton Down composting site processes approximately 25,000 tonnes of green garden waste per year, receiving material from local districts.

Down End
Down End composting site primarily serves the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton, processing about 22,000 tonnes of green garden waste per year.  Deliveries from local districts are shredded, formed into windrows and screened after a period of about six months.

Little Bushywarren
Little Bushywarren composting site is one of the largest facilities of it's kind in the UK, and receives 35,000 tonnes of green garden waste per year from local districts.  Deliveries are shredded, formed into windrows and screened after a period of about six months.

Pitsea
Pitsea composting facility located at Pitsea landfill near Basildon, serves the local area of Essex and processes 27,000 tonnes of green waste per year.

Rainham
Rainham composting site processes approximately 70,000 tonnes of green garden waste per year, receiving material from local districts.