Sign up for email Updates
About Us
T
Tinten On Farm Composting Ltd is a family run business operating since 2003. The business employs 9 full and part time individuals who perform various task within the business.
The Duchy farm is operated by the Chris and Angela Hocking who have been working in agriculture for over 25 years and have diversified into operating in the Green Waste recycling industry. The site manager and COTC is Martin Lake who has 21 years in waste management. Martin identified an opportunity in 2002/3 to open a green waste recycling site in Cornwall and the business has grown from strength to strength. The company now receives over 19,000 tonnes of green waste per annum and has invested in large amounts of handling, shredding and screening equipment and infrastructure that allows the company to receive, handle and process the green waste quickly and effectively. The business is run along side Tinten Manor Farm that works over 300 acres of land around the area. The compost produced is sold via TT COMPOST LTD and over production is spread on the farm and other local farms.
Environmental Statement
Our commitment to environmental awareness and preservation is reflected throughout our business. Tinten on Farm Composting is committed to conducting business in a manner that manages environmental issues responsibly. We fulfill this commitment by:
- Complying with environmental regulations
- Conducting operations in an environmentally sound manner
- Applying the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle in all processes
- Promoting environmental responsibility among our employees
- Striving to ensure that suppliers agree to comply with environmental regulations
- Pursuing continuous improvement in our environmental performance
- Clearly communicating SGI's environmental policy, practices, and impact to interested parties
This organic compost contains essential plant nutrients in a slow releasing form, as well as feeding your plants, this compost will improve root establishment, improve soil structure and lock in moisture around plant roots. 
Bio Sow is refined 4mm and in a class of its own. It has nothing added to it and presents itself ready to cultivate your small seeds with good water retension properties. Its properties also demonstrate excellent results in top dressing lawns and sports pitches.
Bio Prepare is the coarsest grade of compost in our range and is screened at 25mm. It is used for long term soil improvement in vegetable patches, landscaping applications and also can be left on the surface as a mulch to protect from heat extremes.|
Bio Chip is produced from forestry waste and processed to create this high quality woodchip. The product can be used for many applications and is a great ground covering for beds and boarders.