Where does the contents of the brown bin go and what happens to it?
All the food, cardboard and garden waste goes to Cumberlow Green composting facility near Baldock. The waste goes through an enclosed in vessel composting process which breaks down the waste at a high enough temperature to kill off any pathogens or bacteria e.g. salmonella. Food waste has to be treated at an Animal By Product Regulation compliant (ABPR) facility which Cumberlow now is one due to its new processing technology. After the waste has been composted at a specified temperature for the required period of time, the compost that comes out is a high quality, sterile soil conditioner called Ace of Herts which is available for purchase around the county.
