Industry Top Issues: Water & Waste

High costs of water consumption and of waste management, treatment and removal
Climate variability and continuity of water supply
Lack of options to recycle or reuse/convert waste and wastewater into revenue streams
Lack of education/community acceptance of recycled water for other uses.

Aggregated Waste to Energy (W2E)

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 ...

Assessment of Smouldering as an Efficient and Low-Cost Alternative for Management of Agricultural Solid Wastes

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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Problem to Profit: Developing a sustainable feed base from agricultural wastes using single cell protein

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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NCMC energy & wastewater options assessment for energy self-sufficiency

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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Investigation into sensor technologies to manage waste streams and optimise the use of their by-products

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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Evaluation of electrocoagulation as a wastewater treatment technology for meat processors

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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Struvite vs Traditional Chemical Phosphorus Precipitation

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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Oil and Grease Value Assessment Tool

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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Investigating Water and Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Opportunities

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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Strategic opportunities for water reuse and recycling at Australian abattoirs

Dec 11, 2017

The focus of this project was to identify the needs and opportunities to achieve water efficiency gains in Australian meat processing facilities through water conservation, reuse and recycling whils...

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Membrane systems for treatment and energy recovery of abattoir wastewater

Dec 11, 2017

The primary aim of this project was to investigate robust membrane technology for primary treatment of abattoir wastewater. A specific focus was on improved recovery fats and proteins for by-prod...

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Organic and inorganic waste management at abattoirs

Dec 11, 2017

Project 1/3 : The focus of this project was to assess the requirements to treat, store, or otherwise transform paunch into a usable product for on farm use. The aims of the project were twofold...

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Self-cleaning membranes for tallow recovery from abattoir wastewater

Dec 11, 2017

The main objective of this research project was to investigate the potential for self-cleaning or low fouling membranes in the Red Meat industry for tallow recovery. The philosophy behind the pro...

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Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors: In-vessel technology for high rate recovery of energy and nutrient resources

Dec 11, 2017

Red meat processors can generate large volumes of wastewater rich in both organic contaminants and nutrients and can therefore be strong candidates for treatment processes aimed at recovery of energ...

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Management, containment and reuse options for water runoff in red meat processing facilities

Nov 30, 2017

The effective management of stormwater and runoff from commercial and industrial sites requires careful planning and design. Poorly managed stormwater can cause problems on and off site through eros...

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Crust management for optimal anaerobic digestion performance at meat processing facilities

Nov 30, 2017

The successful design and operation of covered anaerobic lagoons (CALs) are highly sensitive to the inclusion of fats, oils and greases (FOGs) in the effluent stream entering the lagoons. While anae...

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Utilization of microalgae to purify waste streams and production of value added products

Nov 29, 2017

Australian red meat processing facilities produce significant volumes of wastewater during slaughtering and cleaning operations that have high concentrations of organics and nutrients. AMPC and M...

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Update of biogas and wastewater management operator guidelines and video-based training modules

Nov 1, 2017

Over the years AMPC has invested in the development of an extensive array of word-based extension and training resources for meat processing wastewater operators. The rise of engaging digital multi-...

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2020 Environmental Performance Review for the red meat processing industry

Jul 28, 2021

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Industry Top Issues: Water & Waste

Aggregated Waste to Energy (W2E)

Assessment of Smouldering as an Efficient and Low-Cost Alternative for Management of Agricultural Solid Wastes

Problem to Profit: Developing a sustainable feed base from agricultural wastes using single cell protein

NCMC energy & wastewater options assessment for energy self-sufficiency

Investigation into sensor technologies to manage waste streams and optimise the use of their by-products

Evaluation of electrocoagulation as a wastewater treatment technology for meat processors

Struvite vs Traditional Chemical Phosphorus Precipitation

Oil and Grease Value Assessment Tool

Investigating Water and Wastewater Reuse and Recycling Opportunities

Strategic opportunities for water reuse and recycling at Australian abattoirs

Membrane systems for treatment and energy recovery of abattoir wastewater

Organic and inorganic waste management at abattoirs

Self-cleaning membranes for tallow recovery from abattoir wastewater

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors: In-vessel technology for high rate recovery of energy and nutrient resources

Management, containment and reuse options for water runoff in red meat processing facilities

Crust management for optimal anaerobic digestion performance at meat processing facilities

Utilization of microalgae to purify waste streams and production of value added products

Update of biogas and wastewater management operator guidelines and video-based training modules

Recent reports

2020 Environmental Performance Review for the red meat processing industry

Water reference group - assisting industry in adopting direct planned potable recycled water for use in abattoirs

Salted hide handling system

Covid Vaccination video

Boning room concept design for micro size processing plants – stage 1

Evaluating the socio-economic benefit of the red meat processing industry in regional Australia

Heat Pump Technology Selection Guide

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