WHY RELIANCE COMPOST
What is Compost? - Compost is a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
Reliance Compost is of the highest quality and produced from pure green garden refuse, with no other additives like manure, etc. Our product is certified by an international accredited certification body as being 100% organic.
We use the CMC (controlled microbial composting) method, a process not only proven to produce the highest quality product, but also one registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a method that contributes to the reduction of dangerous greenhouse gases (GHG), thereby mitigating the impacts caused by climate change.
Reliance's composting process directly reduces the emission of more than 100,000 tons of GHG's annually into the atmosphere and also makes our company CARBON NEUTRAL. This means that we reduce more emissions of gasses than generate through our own production.
Using green garden refuse annually avoids in excess of 1,000,000m3 of this unwanted material going to landfill. Stacked on a normal size rugby field, it would reach a height of approximately 142 meters, or 48 storeys high!
Reliance Compost is the only organically certified composter in South Africa to be certified by CERES, an organic certification organization. It is based in Europe but conducts inspections in over 80 countries, making it one of the largest organic certification organizations in the world. This ensures that our clients always receive the best quality.
Reliance Compost is a proud member of the United Nations UNFCCC. The objective of the UNITED NATIONS FRAMWORK CONVENTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE treaty is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to prevent reaching dangerous levels that would interfere with the climate system.
Why use Good Quality Organic Compost
Some of the biggest environmental problems South Africa has to face are lack of fertile land, soil degradation, and pollution of its rivers and groundwater. One of the main factors causing these problems is the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pest and disease control agents. The main input material for producing Reliance's compost is municipal green waste, as well as alien vegetation that presents an environmental threat in the Western Cape. By removing this alien vegetation from the water, Reliance helps fight river pollution while producing high quality compost that is designed to replace chemical fertilizers. The application of high quality compost leads to fertile soil, good yields and a stable income.
This is an important first step to job security and helps to prevent mass migration from rural areas to cities. - Organic Compost retains moisture better, benefitting the farmer by reducing the frequency of irrigation and the environment by saving water.
- The long term application of Organic Compost can lead to the reduction in the use of inorganic fertilizers which can help reduce the input cost.
- Organic compost is known to greatly improve the physical soil structure. Organic Compost
provides slow release nutrients which gradually builds natural soil fertility creating a favorable
root growth environment. In clay, clay loamy soils the application of organic compost will
greatly reduce bulk density, improve the workability, porosity and increase gas and water
permeability thus resulting in the reduction of erosion and runoff.
- Also plays a significant role in reducing soil borne diseases that can be harmful to your crops, supplying beneficial microorganisms to soils and growing media.
Reliance has 13 years of composting experience and constantly looks at ways to improve the composting process
Reliance has also been chosen from three projects worldwide as UNEP's Carbon Offset partners for 2011 FIFA World Cup
Reliance was a finalist in the 2010 Climate Change Leadership Awards
