Spent Pads at the End of the Line: Rendering, Landfill and the Fat Trap
A red meat plant in Yorkshire goes through roughly 4,200 thawing pads a week at 65 grams each, which is 273 kg of material before anything is absorbed. Add 350 to 500 millilitres of blood and serum per pad and the waste stream is carrying close to two tonnes of liquid a week, wrapped in a laminate t…
