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Digestate Collection

AD digestate being collected for the first time from the new 4R field nurse tank by tanker.

Newly Qualified FACTS Advisors

We are pleased to report that Dr Chris Ash and Adam Stone have recently passed their BASIS examination and are now FACTS Qualified Advisors.  Joining our team of FQAs they are now able to provide fertiliser and plant nutrition advice to farmers and growers for economic and environmental benefits.

‘Spoil to Soil’ at Womersley

The colliery spoil tip at Womersley near Darrington, south of the A1/M62 interchange, had acted as the disposal point for spoil from the nearby Kellingley Colliery which was the last operational deep coal mine in the UK. Due to the…

Land Bank Pressures for Non-source Segregated Organics

Pressures on reducing the amount of biodegradable waste sent to landfill remains a key focus across Europe, with targets to significantly reduce volumes set out in the 1999/31/EC Landfill Directive. Waste operators employ a range of…

Excellent Scores in Achilles Verify Accreditation

We are pleased to announce that we have once again achieved excellent scores, Health and Safety (100%), Environmental (100%), Quality (100%) and Corporate Responsibility (100%) in our fourth annual audit for Achilles UVDB B2 Verify…

European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference

We are delighted to be joining industry experts at this year’s European Biosolids and Organic Resources conference on the 13-14th November in Leeds. On day two, Dr Chris Ash, Environmental Consultant will be part of the speaker panel on…

Bittern Spotted on Spoil Tip Restoration Site

On Saturday whilst walking over a spoil tip near Castleford restored by 4R in 2016 Mike spotted an extremely reclusive Bittern flying low over one of the reed lined ponds on the site. To confirm that it was a Bittern he asked a bird watcher in…

RWM – Until Next Year

What a productive and successful time we had at RWM last week. Over the two days we welcomed a significant number of visitors onto our stand due to increased footfall throughout the show. We are now busy following up on all these enquiries…

Compost Recycling

In the summer of 2017 4R were called in to assist a client recycle a substantial volume of off specification compost. We located new land in the North West for over 23,000 tonnes of material and deployed our EA mobile land spreading permit to…

Paper Crumble Spreading

It’s spreading time for paper crumble on to the Skelbrooke restoration site in Yorkshire. The former landfill site will be returned to agricultural use following the application of paper crumble and other nutrient rich materials which…