La Coulette SA Composting, in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, has been reducing environmental impact locally and replenishing the soil for over 30 years.
"We don't inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."
Wendell Berry, The Unforeseen Wilderness
La Coulette has been a specialist in recycling organic waste since 1994 - chipping and shredding wood, stump grinding, and compost spreading - making it a valuable asset to the more than 25 communes and around 100 businesses it serves in the Lavaux-Oron district of eastern Lausanne.
A family with a long-held commitment to the environment
Passionate about the land, family, community, and ecological and humanist values, Philippe and Marc-Etienne Favre were aware of the need to empower individuals to create a harmonious relationship between man and nature. In 1989, they took the first steps towards setting up a regional composting facility on their 47-hectare farm in the hills above the commune of Belmont.
Five years later, on April 18, 1994, La Coulette Composting came into being, launching its business to process 6,000 tonnes of material per year. Today, the company is still run by the Favre family. Gisela and her sons Simon and Gilles, who continue to uphold the family values, have been at the helm since 2021, processing over 1,500 tonnes of waste per month. To meet their goal, the dynamic team relies on age-old skills, six dedicated employees with a passion for the work, and a range of specialized equipment that is unique in French-speaking Switzerland.
Organic waste
La Coulette specializes in recycling organic waste, i.e. waste that decomposes naturally. This includes kitchen waste, leftovers from uncooked meals, green waste (grass clippings, tree leaves, dead flowers, etc.), and manure. At La Coulette, they are turned into compost, a natural fertilizer that is good for the soil and is used in agriculture and gardening.
Eco-responsible products
Led by a doctor of agronomy and applied ecology, La Coulette markets its natural fertilizers to a wide range of private and business customers, including winegrowers, landscapers, farmers, manufacturers of potting compost, market gardeners, and local authorities (for municipal green spaces). These products are the precursors of sustainable fertilizers, based on organic soil improvers. They are similar to natural earth, rich in fertilizers, and less likely to be washed away as they are strongly bound to the clay-humus complex, enriched with clay, and they enable the soil to regain its original properties that might have been partially or lost through modern production methods. The organic soil improver brands protected in Switzerland are HUMAFORM and AGRIFORM. To guarantee the quality of its products, the company is inspected annually by the industry inspectorate.
At your service
La Coulette’s composting services focus on agriculture and the community. Gisela, Simon, and Gilles Favre and their friendly team are on hand to prepare organic soil improvers to meet your requirements, provide specially tailored offers, and advise you on organic recycling, which the health of the world depends on!
LA COULETTE SA
Rte de la Cérèce 5
1092 Belmont-sur-Lausanne
Tel. :021 824 11 06