Compost
Kilmainhamwood Compost is the largest fully enclosed composting facility in Ireland situated on a 33 acre site in Ballynalurgan, Kilmainhamwood Co Meath.
The facility produces high grade compost and offers customers a product that can be used as a soil conditioner in commercial agriculture, landscaping, as organic fertiliser or as a custom growing media.
The facility is operated under EPA Licence W0195-01 which determines the types of material to be composted including non hazardous biodegradable material such as catering waste, green waste, brown-bin food waste and sludge. The facility is also approved by the Department of Agriculture.
Facility of the Year2008 Award
Kilmainhamwood Compost, Thorntons Recycling's state of the art composting facility in Co Meath, has been named Ireland's Best Composting Facility in the Cré Compost Industry Awards 2008.
Pictured (left to right): Duncan Stewart, Tom Mc Donnell (Facility Manager) and Conor McGovern (Chairman CRE Ireland) at Compost Awards 2008.
The awards recognise excellence, impact and innovation in the composting industry and entrants to the "Best Composting Facility" category must demonstrate how they operate as a role model for the industry in Ireland. Judging criterion includes how the facility is operated and maintained, the standards employed in the manufacturing process, the skill sets of the workforce and the quality of compost produced.
For further information contact: Tom McDonnell, Facility Manager, 01 6235133 ext 448.
