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Investigating centralised co-digestion of red meat processing and municipal waste

Project start date: 09 October 2017
Project end date: 30 June 2018
Publication date: 01 November 2018
Project status: In progress
Livestock species: Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle
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Summary

​The purpose of this project was to evaluate waste treatment options (including anaerobic digestion and composting) for combining paunch and biological wastes from a red meat processing facility (Hardwicks Meatworks at Kyneton, Victoria) with residential organics and green wastes from the Macedon Ranges Shire Council (MRSC).

More information

Contact email: reports@mla.com.au
Primary researcher: Hardwick Meatworks Pty Ltd