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On-site maceration or dewatering technologies:

Introduction
A range of source separated food organics can be used as animal food as livestock have the ability to eat plant materials or foodstuffs that humans will not consume. Food organics can be processed to meet the nutritional requirements of targeted animal groups or to provide supplementary animal feed. As processing technologies and nutritional value becomes more specific and complex, establishment and capital costs, operating costs and the value of the end product tend to increase.

Technologies for on-site processing of food organics for use as animal feeds are listed below.

Health Regulations
NOTE: There are a number of health and quality issues that regulate the application of food organics as animal food. These regulations aim to prevent the development and/or spread of several serious animal diseases including BSE (Mad Cow Disease) and foot and mouth disease.
Regulations include, but are not limited to the NSW Stock Foods Act, the Stock Food Regulations and the Stock Diseases Act that require (for example):

  • That NO tissue or blood from any animal or bird can be fed to pigs.
  • That NO food waste can be fed to pigs unless the material has been rendered or sterilised. This is due to the risk of potential transmission of foot and mouth disease and other viral diseases.
  • That NO meat products (including tissue, blood or feathers) can be fed to ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats, deer etc.). This is due to the risk of bovine spongiform encephalophathy (BSE) also known as Mad Cow Disease.

More information can be found in the report 'Food Organics Processing Options for New South Wales' available free to download.

NSW DPI also has a number of Primefact sheets (formerly “Agnotes”) that cover these issues:

Primefact 311: Dangers in feeding waste material to livestock (replaces Agnote DAI-181)
Primefact 313: Feed controls - stopping BSE (Mad Cow Disease) (replaces Agnote DAI-227)
Primefact 318: Manufactured stock food requirements

Technologies listed for on-site animal feed production:
Fan Separator
Pulpmaster
Technology C

Fan Separator

Functional description of the technology (what it does):
Press screw separator - separation of solids from liquids.
Performance benefits claimed of the technology:
Performance of press screws vary, depends on type of material processed.
Solids produced are relatively dry and easier to transport and further process.
Types of food waste able to process:
Abattoir waste, dairy waste, general food processing.
Types of food waste NOT able to process:
Material that has no fibrous structure.

Model name / No.
Weekly food waste processing capacity (kg/wk)
Approximate dimensions
(L x W x H in metres)
Fan Separator Screw Press Model PSS 3.2-520 30,000 - 50,000 litres per hour 1.6 x 0.6 x 1.2 metres
Fan Separator Screw Press Model PSS 3.2-780 50,000 - 80,000 litres per hour 1.8 x 0.6 x 1.2 metres
Fan Separator Centrifuge Model CCS 1.1-150 20 - 50 m³ per hour

0.6 x 0.6 x 2 metres

Inputs/consumables required:
Electricity for drives, hot water for cleaning when required, chemicals for coagulation if required.
Ancillary equipment:
Press screws - liquid pumped to, can also be fed, via a hopper, by conveyor.
Distributor (manufacturer):
Australian Waste Engineering Pty Ltd
1 Kuhl Drive, Port MacDonnell, South Australia 5291, Australia.
Australian distributor?
'as above'
Website:
No
Phone:
+61 8 8738 2021

The information in this listing has been provided by the distributor of the listed technology and ROU has not assessed or verified information provided or claimed capabilities. Inclusion in this directory does not represent endorsement or recommendation of then listed product. Refer to full disclaimer for the directory.

Pulpmaster

Functional description of the technology (what it does):
The pulpmaster 3000 converts food waste to a pulp slurry and transfers the slurry to a holding tank, ready for transport to a digestor.
Performance benefits claimed of the technology:
— Reduced organic waste to landfill;
— Diversion of thousands of plastic bags;
— Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;
— Labour savings;
— Enhanced OH&S.
Types of food waste able to process:
None
Types of food waste NOT able to process:
None

Model name / No.
Weekly food waste processing capacity (kg/wk)
Approximate dimensions
(L x W x H in metres)
Pulpmaster 3000 1,000 kg per hour 0.68 x 0.67 x 0.95 metres
Technology B.2 XXX kg per week XXX x YYY x ZZZ metres
Technology B.3 XXX kg per week XXX x YYY x ZZZ metres

Inputs/consumables required:
Water & electricity.
Ancillary equipment:
None
Distributor (manufacturer):
Pulpmaster Australia Pty Ltd
2 Bay Rd, Taren Point NSW 2229, Australia.
Australian distributor?
'as above'
Website:
www.pulpmaster.com.au
Phone:
+61 2 9525 5252

The information in this listing has been provided by the distributor of the listed technology and ROU has not assessed or verified information provided or claimed capabilities. Inclusion in this directory does not represent endorsement or recommendation of then listed product. Refer to full disclaimer for the directory.

Product name: Technology C

Functional description of the technology (what it does):
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Performance benefits claimed of the technology:
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Types of food waste able to process:
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Types of food waste NOT able to process:
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Model name / No.
Weekly food waste processing capacity (kg/wk)
Approximate dimensions
(L x W x H in metres)
Technology C.1 XXX kg per week XXX x YYY x ZZZ metres
Technology C.2 XXX kg per week XXX x YYY x ZZZ metres
Technology C.3 XXX kg per week XXX x YYY x ZZZ metres

Inputs/consumables required:
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Ancillary equipment:
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Distributor (manufacturer):
Blah, blah blah

Australian distributor?
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Website:
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Phone:
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The information in this listing has been provided by the distributor of the listed technology and ROU has not assessed or verified information provided or claimed capabilities. Inclusion in this directory does not represent endorsement or recommendation of then listed product. Refer to full disclaimer for the directory.

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