BOCS (Bradford Organics Composting Service)

Aim: To put Bradford's organic resources to work through the creation and operation of a anaerobic digestion and composting facility.

BOCS is a social enterprise, owned by BCEP, which is developing the following services in Bradford:-

  • Food waste recycling collection service for householdscompost4
  • Commercial food waste recycling collection service for businesses
  • Green electricty and low level heat production (CHP)
  • Produce compost for landscaping
  • Garden waste disposal service for landscapers

Food waste will be shredded, blended digested to creat bio-gas. The bio-gas will power a turbine to produce susatinable electricity and low-level heat. Solid outputs from the digester will be composted in-vessel. BOCS will be working towards the quality standard of PAS 100 for its compost.
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Other benefits of BOCS will be the creation of new jobs and in the future BOCS aims to donate a proportion of its profits to BCEP.

 


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For more information please contact BOCS on 01274 223236.

Past Funding bodies:
BCEP
Waste Partnership Fund (Defra)
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Community Recycling and Economic Development Fund (CRED) from the Big Lottery Fund