Consequently, retaining these valuable resources in the human food has a greater greenhouse gas saving than other forms of waste treatment.
Animal by-product related waste
represents a lost opportunity to
capture nutritional value.
Animal by-product related waste
represents a lost opportunity to
capture nutritional value.
Technology
The Benefits
Animal by-product related waste represents a total loss of nutritional value and the natural resources required throughout the entire production process.
The capture of micro-nutrients in the fertiliser improves soil and plant health, thereby completing the circular process.
Core Benefits
Improved resource recovery compared to alternative waste treatment meaning less waste going to incineration and landfill.
Lower carbon footprint: avoids unnecessary transport miles and less energy required to convert waste streams.
A closed loop and circular economy solution to meat processing waste treatment with recovery of valuable resources and a fertiliser product that is safe to use on grazing land for livestock and grow crops.
Zero waste generation aligns to the UK Government landfill and elimination of food waste strategy.
Other benefits include
- Traceability
- Sustainability
- Product provenance
- Zero waste with only products leaving processing site
- Products with a purpose and meaningful impact on the planet
- Vertically integrates into existing supply chains
- Complements meat processing groups existing product ranges
Protein & Fats
Technology.
The Process
The Elemental process has been designed to avoid waste by capturing at source direct from the meat processing line high-quality proteins (stocks and extracts) and edible fats, thereby retaining these valuable resources within the human food chain.
Applications
Livestock production has sometimes been an area slow to adopt new technologies. That’s why Elemental has focused its developments on enhancing the capture of meat-based proteins, fats and related minerals.
Protein & Fats
Proteins and fats are processed directly at source; fresh bone, meat and fat trim enter the protein and fat extraction processes within minutes of being generated, producing fresh, fully traceable, authentic, 100% pure protein extracts and edible fats that are very low in free fatty acids – all of which is fully traceable back to farms.
Fertiliser
Conversion of all residual organic waste materials into an organo-mineral fertiliser, high in phosphate and rich in carbon compounds, sulphur and micronutrients to meet soil and plant needs.
Partnering with Elemental
Flexible technology that can be adapted to fit existing meat processing facilities. Elemental can design and develop solutions to retain valuable protein and fat resources within the human food chain, and convert all other residual organic material into an organo-mineral fertiliser product.