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.
Report
Mar 10, 2011
Major research is underway to improve abattoir waste management practises, reduce disposal costs, minimise fossil fuel consumption and investigate the potential for abattoir’s to produce ...
Report
Jan 4, 2011
The increasing pressure nationally on water supply resources and the environmental impact of discharging wastewaters has placed a high priority on the need to use non-conventional water sources. Non...
Training Manual
Dec 13, 2010
Environmental Best Practice Objectives
Achieve operation in compliance with statutory and licence conditions applicable to the plant
Minimise the generation of solid waste and recycle or re...
Training Manual
Dec 13, 2010
Environmental best practice for odour and air quality requires:
Operation in compliance with statutory and licence conditions applicable to the plant
Operation to minimise impact on surroun...
Report
Dec 12, 2010
Electricity prices are expected to rise by 1.5 to 3 times their current price in the next ten years as a result of aging infrastructure, growing peak demand and the inclusion of a carbon cost. Elect...
Report
Dec 12, 2010
Cogeneration is the combined production of electricity and thermal energy (heating and/or cooling) from the one fuel source. Thermal energy can be produced as hot water, steam or cold water via abso...
Report
Dec 12, 2010
The Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program was established by the Federal Government to ensure that the largest energy using corporate groups in Australia were reporting on their energy use and inv...
Training Manual
Dec 12, 2010
Environmental Objectives
Comply with all relevant legislation and regulations
Efficient consumption of energy resources thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Demand management to red...
Report
Aug 13, 2010
The prime objective of this project was to conduct a full-scale technical, commercial and environmental assessment of dewatered paunch waste co-combustion, using the existing sawdust-fired boiler at...
Report
Jun 4, 2010
Current best practice in water usage for medium to large integrated export meat processing plants is 5 - 7 kL water/tonne HSCW. It is challenging to further reduce water usage, and involved consider...
Report
Jun 4, 2010
The meat processing industry requires large quantities of water, much of which is discharged as wastewater containing high levels of COD and nutrients such as nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Over t...
Report
May 12, 2010
This report builds on previous projects for the MLA that have separately assessed the renewable energy and energy efficiency potential in the industry, focusing on particular waste streams or genera...
Report
Apr 12, 2010
This report will provide information that can be used to build on future investigations and options relating to energy use and efficiencies within the red meat processing sector.
Report
Apr 4, 2010
Environmental Objectives
Protection of surface waters
Protection of groundwater
Protection of soil integrity / structure
Possible Environmental Impacts
Nutrient...
Report
Mar 12, 2010
Under the Federal Government's proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS), the larger Australian meat processing plants will have an obligation to purchase permits equivalent to their carbon ...
Report
Dec 3, 2009
Energy consumption in the form of hot water, electricity and gas is a major cost for meat processing plants and is a focus of greenhouse gas emission concerns in Australia. Midfield Meats has signed...
Report
Aug 15, 2009
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) appointed Golder Associates Pty Ltd (Golder) on 18 March 2009 to carry out a review of the availability and reliability of geomembrane covers to anaerobi...
Training Manual
Jun 10, 2009
Against a background of rising energy prices and increasing concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) commissioned the current Red Meat Processing Industry Ene...
