Animal By-Products
Waddington Waste offers
a full range of Animal By-Products services. Waddington Waste are
DEFRA approved and licensed Animal By-Products processors providing
unrivalled services to the meat and fish processing industries. With over 100 years experience
in the handling, processing and disposal of Animal By-Products,
Waddington Waste has the technology, expertise and management skill
to offer 'cradle-to-grave' disposal solutions for any Animal By-Products
waste stream including:
Bone, fat, offal and
gut
Hides, skins, hooves and horns
Blood, manure and gut content
Chicken feathers
Pig bristles and toenails
Fish, shellfish and seafood processing waste
Animal By-Product contaminated packaging
Out-of-date prepared foods containing or contaminated by Animal
By-Products
Eggs and hatchery products
Raw milk and dairy waste
Former foodstuffs designated as unfit for human consumption
Waste water from food processing plants and facilities
Former foodstuffs and Animal By-Products arriving in the UK by
means of international transport
Animal By-Products
Legislation
The
Animal By-Products Order 1999 which controls the processing
and disposal of animal by-products and catering waste containing
meat. It was amended on 24 May 2001, to ban the swill feeding
of catering waste, by the Animal
By-Products (Amendment) (England) Order 2001.
The new EU
Animal By- Products Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 laying
down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended
for human consumption has been adopted.
Waddington Waste are
also specialists in waste
management, wet
and dry waste management systems, food
industry waste and waste
recycling (Great Britain).
What
is rendering?
Once
animals are slaughtered, the process of separating the meat
and offal for human consumption from the by-products begins.
As
carcases move down the slaughtering line, the hide, skin or
feathers are removed, followed by the stomach, lungs, intestines,
heart, liver, and other vital organs. With many of today's
abattoirs also involved in meat processing, other by-products
arise, such as bones, meat trimmings and fat.
At this point the by-products are segregated, dependent on their quality or
on veterinary classification (specified risk material from cattle or sheep,
for example).
By-products are transferred to, and stored in, dedicated containers which are
collected by the renderer the same day. Dependent on the quality and classification
of the by-products, they will be transported to one of the DEFRA-registered
rendering plants in the UK. All meet strict EU health and environmental standards
and controls. All aspects of the process are governed by stringent legislation
which defines the maximum particle size, the cooking time, and minimum temperatures.
The
rendering process
Renderers process from the meat production chain that
do not end up on the consumer's plate. In the Western world, this represents
almost one third of the weight of animals slaughtered (more than 1.75 million
tonnes in the UK each year, producing 250,000 tonnes of fat and 400,000 tonnes
of protein meal).
The rendering process is the crushing and grinding, followed
by heat treatment to reduce the moisture content and kill micro-organisms. Separation
of the melted fat (tallow) from the solid (protein) is achieved through centrifuging
(spinning) and pressing. The solid fraction is then ground into a powder, such
as meat meal or meat and bone meal.
Companies in Great
Britain spend approximately 5 thousand million pounds a year
on packaging
It is believed that
paper forms more than one third of the bulk in city rubbish
collections, with glass, metals and plastics each contributing
7-8%
Approximately 9% of
food waste is biodegradable
Recycling aluminium
cans saves a huge amount of energy as the raw material to produce
them is very energy intensive
Approximately 20%
of garden waste is recyclable
Most families throw
away about 40 Kg of plastic every single year
People in Europe use
over 50 million tonnes of paper every single year
If you would like
to receive further information on waste recycling or talk to
someone about the possibilities please feel free to contact
us.
Food industry waste
- Waddington Waste are proud to number in their client list
some of the major regional and national names in the food industry.
These market leaders have recognised the difficulties posed
by the potential for some of their food waste to come into
contact with animal by-products and the need to dispose of
it separately.
Waddington Waste provides
integrated food industry waste management solutions that are
tailored to meet the needs of each client. Our food industry
waste services are aimed towards food retailers, bakery and
supermarket trades.
Please feel free to
browse the rest of our website or contact us on 0800 02 888
02 to discuss your food industry waste problem.
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