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Shredders
Greener Composting based in Lichfield
has recently taken delivery of a Pronar
MRW 1.300 single-shaft shredder
Greener Composting is part of a fourth- generation farming business based near Lichfield, Staffordshire and run by Richard Ryman. The emphasis at the facility is on providing a flexible service that works around the needs of the suppliers of waste to Greener Composting.
As an independent business, delivery schedules can be accommodated with advance notice. The waste is rigorously checked, sorted by hand, and monitored as the composting process takes place. The site currently takes all types of green waste and Greener Composting takes time to understand business’ waste and disposal needs to ensure that they receive the best service possible. They aim to produce a high-level product to put back into the agricultural environment.
The Rymans moved to the farm at Lichfield over 90 years ago, and it is now in its 4th generation, with a 5th generation hot on its heels! Ninety years ago, the farm was very diverse; pigs, sheep and cattle were farmed alongside arable crops. On arriving at the farm, a world-famous pedigree herd of Large White pigs (‘the Wall herd’) – progeny can still be seen picking up prizes around the country’s agricultural shows today! Sadly, the herd was closed down in 2001, and the farm had to find different ways to diversify and expand.
At this stage, the idea of composting was introduced by a family friend who had seen green waste sites operating in America. The large arable (wheat, rape, beans and potatoes) side of the farm could be run alongside the composting site with a perfect end use for the compost – as a green fertiliser/soil improver.
Greener Composting opened for business in 2003, and since then, the business has gone from strength to strength. Greener Composting now receives nearly 20,000 tonnes/year of green waste, which is cleaned and processed before being put back onto the land, thus completing its ‘green’ journey. The arable side of the farm has noticed a significant improvement in crop quality and yield since Greener Composting’s product has been used as a soil improver.
The finished product from Greener Composting stays on the farm where it is produced, thus continuing its environmentally
conscious journey. It is used as a soil improver for agricultural land, providing a
valuable source of nutrients to the light Staffordshire soils at Wall.
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