For processing plants
Red meat processing plants are faced with ever increasing environmental pressures such as stricter waste-water quality requirements, tighter environmental emission regulations and higher community expectations.
Processing plants must undergo changes to meet these environmental challenges.
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Benchmarking of Environmental Performance (2004)
This year’s environmental performance review compared results to a similar 1998 study covering meat processing plants. The key finding was an overall reduction in water usage, generation of less wastewater and a reduction in noise and odour complaints. While average energy usage per tonne of meat produced has remained steady, average raw water use has decreased by 11%, which equates to an additional 2.5 Billion litres of water being made available to the environment each year.
The survey results also indicated a significant shift in management attitude towards environmental sustainability. It is now seen as a key aspect of competitive advantage for meat processors. This is evidenced by the wide spread adoption of environmental reporting as a part of normal management reporting on company performance.
- Order the Meat Processing Environmental Performance Review
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A definitive guide to reduce costs and improve environmental practices for Australia’s meat processors. This Kit explores opportunities to employ eco-efficiency practices in meat processing. Its objectives are the more efficient use of resources and the reduction of waste, leading to reduced water, energy and materials costs.
- Order the Eco-Efficiency Manual for Meat Processing
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The red meat industry, as with most primary industries, is coming under increasing pressure from both the community and government to document and justify its impacts on the environment. At the same time, a lack of credible supply chain data prevents the industry from being able to respond in a meaningful manner. This project will address these issues and provide credible data on the industry’s environmental impacts and sustainability for use by industry, including its interactions with government, community groups and the media. Life cycle analysis to determine the environmental impact of four representative red meat industry supply chains is underway.
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Environmental Best Practice Guidelines for the Red Meat Processing Industry
The guidelines are a set of six independent but related modules which define current environmental best-practice for meat processors and address issues covering odour and air quality, wastewater treatment and its irrigation to land, waste solids and energy management. They have been developed to set an industry benchmark for meat processors.
For a hard copy of the Guidelines with CD please contact:
Meat & Livestock Australia
Program Manager, Environment & Coproducts
Tel: (02) 9463 9212
Fax: (02) 9463 9182
Email: cis@mla.com.au
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Meat Processing Environmental Forum and Awards
The meat processing environmental forum and awards were held in April 2004. The one day forum profiled the most significant project outputs from the program during the previous three year period. The inaugural Meat Processing Environmental Awards profiled and celebrated the recent environmental innovations and achievements at meat processing plants through out Australia.
- Order the DVD copy of the forum proceedings and awards ceremony
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The following reports provide general information on management and benchmarking of environmental systems.
For more specific information see the related pages on gases, odours, liquid and solid waste, and recycling packaging.
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For further information please contact:
Meat & Livestock Australia
Program Manager, Environment & Coproducts
Tel: (02) 9463 9212
Fax: (02) 9463 9182
Email: cis@mla.com.au
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