Environment & Sustainability
Environmental research is an area that is becoming increasingly more weighted due to the convergence of seasons, the industries reliance on natural resources, the growing awareness of creating sustainable operations and agricultural environments.
Jul 28, 2021
This report continues this series of industry environmental performance reviews for Australian Red Meat Processors which began around 20 years ago. This 2020 review presents results for the 2019/202...
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Jul 28, 2021
AMPC commissioned the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to identify barriers to the uptake of Direct Planned Potable Recycled Water (DPPRW) with the objectives to:
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Oct 12, 2020
This project aimed to explore how red meat processors can aggregate localised bio-wastes to help make distributed Waste to Energy (W2E) facilities more feasible in regional locations.
A tool was ...
Jul 17, 2020
Hydrogen (H2) provides Australia’s red meat industry with the opportunity to simultaneously reduce energy costs, increase energy security and reduce emissions to air associated with fossil fue...
Apr 8, 2020
Smouldering combustion has emerged as an alternative treatment option for organic solid wastes with high moisture contents (80-85% wt). The key advantage of smouldering technology is that stable pro...
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Mar 23, 2020
This project looked to demonstrate that meat processing plants can become energy sufficient using technologies that are reliable and available as well as identifying gaps and further research requir...
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Nov 1, 2019
This project evaluated the likely cost implications for red meat processors under three different greenhouse gas emission pathways:
1. Australia’s current national emission reduction target...
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Aug 20, 2019
The primary focus of the project was to improve the economics of biogas projects by maximising renewable energy recovery (and revenue) from anaerobic digestion infrastructure.
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Aug 20, 2019
Purple Phototrophic Bacteria (PPB) are an emerging technology that enables the treatment of wastewater streams while producing potentially valuable feed or feed additives. PPB technology shifts wast...
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May 10, 2019
The purpose of this application is to undertake a detailed analysis of current and future Livestock Animal Welfare RD&E capability and infrastructure, identify current and emerging gaps, and dev...
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Mar 30, 2019
This project involves an investigation into the most optimal wastewater treatment and energy solution(s) available to NCMC's processing and tannery operations at Cassino. The project is the first st...
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Jan 29, 2019
With an employment of less than 10%, the use of sensory technology for remote monitoring and control in the meat processing industry is not widespread. This research project was designed to assist&n...
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Nov 30, 2018
The project reviewed the effectiveness of electrocoagulation (EC) for treating wastewater streams from small-to-medium sized red meat abattoirs in Australia as a possible alternative to chemical coa...
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Jul 16, 2018
Phosphorus removal from red meat industry wastewater is currently performed by chemical precipitation, but there is increasing interest in struvite crystallization, as it produces a useable fertiliz...
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Jul 13, 2018
Oil and grease (O&G) in meat processing wastewater has long been considered a difficult contaminant that must be separated in the primary wastewater treatment system, usually using a Dissolved A...
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Jul 13, 2018
AMPC, with assistance from the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC), has developed an industry best practice standard to address animal welfare compliance. This project is designed to establish a...
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Jul 12, 2018
The main objective of this project is to progress water recycling and reuse in the red meat processing industry by providing a selection and assessment tool, incorporating cost benefit analysis (CBA...
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May 8, 2018
Energy costs are one of the major operating costs in the red meat processing industry in Australia (AU$1M to AU$2M per year each in the top 25 processing plants), with primary energy sources includi...
