Animal By-Product Recycling for Butchers, Markets and Food Processors

A larger processor may generate much higher volumes of material as part of daily production.

Because these materials are perishable, businesses need a reliable collection process.

Containers must be appropriate for the operation.

Pickup schedules should match production volume.

Storage areas need to be managed carefully.

Employees should understand which materials belong in the by-product stream.

When these procedures are clear, animal by-product handling becomes part of normal facility operations rather than a recurring problem.

Rendering Gives Materials Another Use

Rendering is a recycling process designed to recover useful components from animal by-products.

Instead of sending all of these materials into a general waste stream, rendering facilities process them so usable fats and proteins can be separated and transformed.

Products generated from rendering processes may include tallow, protein meals, and feeding fats.

These materials can move into other industrial, agricultural, or manufacturing applications.