Enrich has being shortlisted for the Green Awards 2010. We entered our sustainable horticulture products. Awards will be held in December

Description of Enrich Environmental Ltd.
Enrich Environmental Ltd. is the leading manufacture of sustainable horticultural products in Ireland. We offer the most cost effective and sustainable solution to managing this wide practice.
At Enrich we believe that the full benefits of recycling can only be attained if the resulting product is used in an ecologically beneficial manner. The concept of closed loop recycling is central to Enrich’s product development.

Sourcing the material
The products are entirely made from composted green garden material (trees, branches, grass,etc). This material is collected separately from recycling centres by County Councils and by our own collection service.

The composting facility in Kilcock, Co. Meath. Since commencing activities in 2003, Enrich Environmental Ltd. has diverted green garden material from landfill. Organic material in landfill releases harmful methane gas into the atmosphere, this contributes to global warming.
In conjunction with the National strategy on Biodegradable Waste, Enrich Environmental Ltd. hope to further develop similar compost facilities throughout Ireland. These expansion measures will ensure Ireland achieves it target for operational capacity to treat source separated garden waste by composting.

Description of the products
Enrich peat-free compost is the most environmental alternative to a peat based growing medium. Our compost can used to provide many of the macro and micro nutrients that are essential for healthy plant growth, without the need for chemical fertiliser additives. Enrich compost have similar benefits to peat but significantly more sustainable. The benefits of using Enrich compost:

1. A ready supply of 13 nutrients all released to the plant and soil over time
2. Improved Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), resulting in greater uptake of nutrients
3. Provides food for soil microbes which cycle nutrients and fight plant diseases
4. Increased Water Holding Capacity, leading to increased water uptake during dry periods
5. Better root development in plants
6. Helps fight soil and plant disease, reduce pesticide applications
7. Eliminates the need for chemical fertilisers
8. Increase the biological activity in soils
9. Promote higher yields of agriculture crops
10. Facilitate reforestation, wetlands restoration and habitat revitalization efforts by amending contaminated, compacted and marginal soils.

Our End Users Benefits
Food grown in compost will have reduced amounts of chemical fertilisers. This has an assortment of health benefits to people. It will build strong immune systems and better tasting food.
It will reduce the likelihood for pollution to groundwater stream, which is often associated with intensive growing.
Healthy soil = Health plant = Health people