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The latest news from CMCS

  • CMCS issues updated scheme rules version 4

    We have recently issued two updated versions of the 'REAL Industrially Compostable Products' and 'REAL Home Compostable Products' scheme rules. The key changes from the previous versions are:The addition of certifiable product types e.g...

    Posted: 26 July, 2024

  • CMCS publishes guidance for producers on the use of the marks

    We have today published a new guidance document for producers around the requirements for the use of the certification marks. This guidance aligns with the requirements in the updated versions of the scheme rules (version 4).It sets out the rules around the general use of the mark, requirements when printing on the product or external packaging, and the use of the mark in advertising...

    Posted: 26 July, 2024

  • REAL publishes 'How compostable products are recycled in the UK' report

    REAL administers both the CMCS and the Compost Certification Scheme (CCS), a quality assurance and end-of-waste scheme for compost produced on an industrial scale in the UK. Through CCS, REAL collects data on whether certified compost producers accept independently certified compostable liners and/or compostable packaging...

    Posted: 10 May, 2024

  • REAL appoints TÜV AUSTRIA as a new CMCS Certification Body

    Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL) announces the recent appointment of TÜV AUSTRIA to conduct certification assessments for the Compostable Materials Certification Scheme (CMCS), the second certification body to be appointed...

    Posted: 10 January, 2024

  • CMCS issues updated application forms to offer the choice of two CBs

    We have recently uploaded two new application forms to our website for home compostable and industrially compostable certification, which can be found here.The forms reflect the development of the scheme whereby producers can now choose between two certification bodies...

    Posted: 9 January, 2024

  • CMCS issues updated scheme rules

    We have recently issued two updated versions of the 'REAL Industrially Compostable Products' and 'REAL Home Compostable Products' scheme rules. Version 3 of these documents can be found and downloaded from our website here.The key change from the previous versions is the addition of certifiable product types e.g., cling film, dental floss, and tea filters...

    Posted: 8 January, 2024

  • CMCS issues new certification scheme documents

    We have recently issued two updated versions of the 'REAL Industrially Compostable Products' and 'REAL Home Compostable Products' certification scheme documents. Version 2 of these documents can be found and downloaded from our website here...

    Posted: 20 December, 2022

  • CMCS issues updated application forms

    We uploaded two new application forms to our website today for home compostable and industrially compostable certification, which can be found here. The forms include additional information on printing the CMCS certification mark with a declaration around the use of inks and a declaration around PFAS...

    Posted: 20 December, 2022

  • UK SIMBIO social innovation lab report

    REAL participated in the Bioplastics Social Innovation labs project led by the SIMBIO team at University of Coventry University, which sought to understand the barriers and opportunities of the bioplastic industry. The third and final report on the findings has been published, available here. Several policy and industrial action recommendations are presented...

    Posted: 2 November, 2022

  • REAL publishes 'Composting compostables in the UK' report

    REAL administers both the CMCS and the Compost Certification Scheme (CCS), a quality assurance and end-of-waste scheme for compost produced on an industrial scale in the UK. Through CCS, REAL collects data on whether certified compost producers accept independently certified compostable liners and/or compostable packaging...

    Posted: 18 October, 2022

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