Production of Pet Food from Organic Waste

Summary

Organic waste from food and fish processing plants in the Humberside Region is being reused in the production of pet food. These organic wastes substitute high quality ingredients for the pet food producer.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Food processing sector	Food and fish processing plants
Agricultural sector	Pet food producer

Region

Humberside, United Kingdom.

Applied Technologies

• Not known

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Potential savings in ingredient purchase costs for pet food manufacturer Disposal cost savings for food processing companies
Environment	Landfill diversion Decrease in raw materials for pet food manufacturer
Social	Potential employment

Additional Comments

None.

References

• NISP (2004) "National Industrial Symbiosis Program – A Year of Achievement", Retrieved from: www.nisp.org.uk

Last Update

18 January 2007