What is the Green Compass Scheme

PAS 402 was authored in 2009 by BSI and Constructing Excellence in Wales and reviewed in 2013. The latest review is underway and should be published as PAS 402 : 2025 early in 2025. The success of the Green Compass Scheme  has meant that this certification is increasingly becoming a mainstream requirement for the customers of the waste management industry throughout the UK. Under the scheme, each waste management company must report their recovery rates for all of the waste streams that they accept and process. These rates form an integral part of the publicly available PAS 402 report against which the annual inspection is carried out. The disposal to landfill tonnage is recorded, which increases the motivation for re-use as opposed to one-way disposal. These figures are then independently verified by a UKAS Accredited inspection body.

Green Compass membership is applicable to waste management organisations that process all waste streams. Companies which operate a transfer station or treatment facility are eligible for certification.

Companies who are Green Compass members are the elite of the waste management industry and in general, work within the parameters of international quality standards to demonstrate best practice and endeavour to continuously improve processes, delivery and customer satisfaction.