Suitable for novices or experienced gardeners, the website has clear step by step instructions showing what can be composted and how simple it is to make your garden more beautiful and productive by using your compost.

Check out the Buy a bin section. By simply entering your postcode you can see the full range of bins and digesters in your area and how much they cost. Ordering is simple too!

For the future we are looking to develop a case study section to show people using compost bins, wormeries and food digesters. If you are willing to be a case study or know of anyone, please do let us know.

We hope you find the new website easy to use and navigate. As always, your feedback on the site will be welcome.

Thank you

We will be on hand to discuss your current recycling and waste prevention activities and how we can support you to create a more resource efficient and cost effective service for your organisation and your residents.

Linda Crichton from WRAP's Recycling and Organics Technical Advisory Team will be providing advice on food waste collections in a talk at 9:00am on Wednesday 17th.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Further information is available at www.wrap.org.uk/transformationstation.

The Market Knowledge Portal is updated every month to provide you with a summary of the latest market data: including recovered material prices, trade data, energy prices and a wealth of other data you may not have heard about.

Click here to see the latest market developments and to sign up for monthly email updates.

Until now, the lack of information available on the relative costs of different waste treatment and disposal options has made it hard to compare options and make the most economically and environmentally efficient choices. 

The report shows a wide variation in gate fees, both across and within regions. Despite this, gate fees for different treatments are ranked broadly in line with expectations. For example, gate fees at material recovery facilities (MRFs) and for landfill are substantially lower than those for incineration; while open-air windrow (OAW) gate fees are lower than those for in-vessel composting (IVC) or mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facilities.

Looking forward, the study identifies the landfill tax escalator and increasing competition for some treatment options as key opposing drivers of gate fees.

The report will be repeated annually to ensure that the market continues to have access to up-to-date and relevant data.

Click here to read the 2008 Gate Fees Report.