SSDG: Compost Good Practice

Introduction

The objectives of this meeting are to promote the WRAP Good Practice Guide for the use of Quality Compost in Landscape and Regeneration, and to provide a forum for scientists and stakeholders to discuss recent developments in compost production and application.  During the afternoon there will be a short trip out to a site ().  Lunch will be provided.

Timetable

9.30 Arrival and Registration

10.00 Welcome and setting the scene (Dr Paul Hallett)

10.20 Soil manufacture, quality compost use and geotechnical issues (Luke Beesley)

10.40 The WRAP Good Practice Guide for the use of Quality Compost in Landscape and Regeneration (Lee Best)

11.00 Questions & Discussion (Lee Best)

11.15 Refreshments and networking

11.45 Slope stabilisation and geotechnical engineering applications of quality compost (Dr Ron Wheatley)

12.15 Questions and summary (Dr Matt Aitkenhead)

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Site Walk

15.00 Event concludes

For further details, please contact Matt Aitkenhead (matt.aitkenhead@hutton.ac.uk; 01224 395257), or Valentini Pappa (valentini.pappa@sac.ac.uk; 0131 535 4115).

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