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2007 BEEF Quality Summit Presentations

Cattle Material Is Not Hazardous Waste

Apr 24, 2009 1:33 PM, P. Scott Shearer, Washington, D.C. correspondent

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that “cattle material prohibited in animal feed” is non-hazardous solid waste and can be disposed of in landfills. This issue has been a concern of the packer and rendering industries.

Windrow Composting

If a disease outbreak akin to Great Britain's 2001 foot-and-mouth disease crisis were to hit the U.S., it would require the emergency disposal of millions...

Wrangling Over Rendering

As long as there are animals in animal agriculture, producers will need to address the issue of livestock But with more states adopting stricter environmental...