Mission statement

The Composting Association is committed to the sustainable management of biodegradable resources.? It promotes the benefits of composting and other biological treatment techniques and the use of biologically treated materials for the enhancement of the environment, business and society.?

Vision statement

The Composting Association works on behalf of its members to raise awareness of the benefits of the recycling of biodegradable resources.? It aims to acts as an advocate for the wider composting and biological treatment industries and to represent their views in a constructive dialogue with policy makers.? The Association envisages an industry in which best practice is shared, standards are maintained and surpassed and which makes a positive contribution to safeguarding the environment.?

Values

The Composting Association aims to:

• Represent its members effectively
• Spread good practice
• Provide information in a timely and appropriate manner
• Offer value for money for its members
• Pre-empt and respond to the needs of the industry
• Be accessible to members, policy-makers, the press, regulators and local and national government
• Give a hands-on approach to its activities
• Be consistently excellent in everything it does
• Maintain high levels of customer service

The Composting Association operates to support its members, helping them to achieve their objectives through the development and promotion of good practice and the creation of a sustainable regulatory framework.?

Core principles

• A diverse, competitive, innovative, profitable industry
• Promotion of good practice and sound environmental management
• Promoting dialogue with local communities, government and regulatory authorities
• Promoting a sustainable, financially viable marketplace
• The capture and beneficial reuse of carbon in soils
• Proactive management and development of an appropriate and effective standard of good practice