Animal_By-Products_Regulations Knowpia

The European Union's Animal By-Products Regulations (Regulation No 1069/2009) allows for the treatment of some animal by-products in composting and biogas plants (anaerobic digesters). The following article describes procedures required to allow solid outputs (compost, digestate) from composting plants and anaerobic digesters onto land in the United Kingdom.

Categories of Animal By-Products edit

Category 1: Very high risk
Category 2: High risk
Category 3: Low risk

Category 1 edit

BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy) carcasses and suspects
Specified Risk Material
Catering waste from international transport

Must all be destroyed, not for use in composting or biogas plants

Category 2 edit

Condemned meat
Manure and gut contents

Can be used in composting and biogas plants after rendering (133C, 3 bar pressure) Manure and gut contents only can be used after pretreatment

Category 3 edit

Catering waste from households, restaurants
Former food
Much slaughter house waste e.g. waste blood & feathers

Can be used in composting and biogas plants without pretreatment

Treatment Standards edit

Composting edit

Closed reactor

Maximum particle size 40cm, minimum temperature 60C, minimum time at that temperature 2 days
Maximum Particle size 6cm, minimum temperature 70C, minimum time at that temperature 1 hour

Housed windrow

Particle size 40cm, minimum temperature 60C, minimum time at that temperature 8 days

Biogas plants edit

Maximum particle size 5cm, minimum temperature 57C, minimum time at that temperature 5 hours
Maximum particle size 6cm, minimum temperature 70C, minimum time at that temperature 1 hour

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References edit

Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation)

Commission Regulation (EU) No 749/2011 of 29 July 2011 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive Text with EEA relevance