Website, app + connected operations
Common Compost
A connected digital platform for community-run commercial composting — bringing business registration, approvals, collections and environmental reporting into one system.
Connected platform
Website registrations flow directly into the operational application for review and approval.
Multi-community
A role-based structure supports system administrators, community managers and participating businesses.
Impact dashboards
Collection activity becomes clear business, community and national-level environmental metrics.
API access
Approved organisations can securely access selected reporting data through custom APIs.
Overview
One system for the full compost collection journey
Common Compost needed more than a public website and a collection form. The team required a complete operational platform that could manage businesses from initial registration through to approval, subscriptions, collections and ongoing reporting.
The system also needed to support a community-run model, giving local managers control over their own businesses and collection settings while maintaining consistent programme-wide data.
Connected Workflow
From registration to collection without double handling
The website and application work together as one connected system. Information is entered once, stays linked to the correct business and continues through the full operational workflow.
Register
Businesses apply through the public website.
Review
Registration data is sent directly into the application.
Approve
Administrators approve businesses into the food waste collection subscription.
Manage
Approved businesses order collections and view their results.
Custom Application
Operational tools built around real collection work
Led by the owners of Hayes Common, the project brought practical hospitality knowledge into the system design. Instead of forcing the programme into off-the-shelf software, the application was built around the realities of commercial kitchens, local collections and community management.
Business portal
Businesses manage their subscription, bins and upcoming compost collections.
Collection planning
Managers set collection days, limits, capacity and service requirements.
Bin management
Bin types, quantities and collection requirements stay linked to each business.
Role-based access
Each user sees the tools and data relevant to their responsibilities.
Impact Reporting
Turning every collection into measurable results
Collection data is converted into practical environmental and operational reporting. Participating businesses can see the value of their own activity, while communities and approved organisations can view combined results at a wider level.
Data + Administration
Community control with programme-wide visibility
The platform allows each community to manage its own businesses and collections without becoming disconnected from the wider programme. Custom APIs also provide controlled access to selected data for councils, partners and approved organisations.
Businesses register through the public website. Their information is transferred directly into the application, where it can be reviewed and approved without being re-entered.
System administrators manage the overall platform and community managers. Community managers then oversee the participating businesses and activity within their assigned area.
Managers can set collection days, capacity limits, available bin types and business collection requirements while reviewing upcoming demand across their community.
Business dashboards can show waste diverted from landfill, compost created, carbon offset, financial savings, collection volumes and trends over time.
Approved organisations can be given controlled API access to national, community or individual business-level metrics without receiving administrative access to the application.
Outcome
Less administration. Better collection planning.
Common Compost now has one connected system for registrations, approvals, subscriptions, collections, communities and reporting. The platform reduces manual processing, gives businesses greater control and creates a scalable foundation for growth into additional regions.
Less administration
Registration data flows directly into the operational application.
Better planning
Managers can see demand, limits, businesses and bin requirements in one place.
Clearer reporting
Collection activity becomes useful impact data at every programme level.
Built to scale
New communities can be added without creating separate systems.
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