The Disposal and Utilisation of Abattoir Waste in the European Communities

Description

The problem of pollution of the environment arose for the first time with the beginning of Industrialization. At that time there was no need to think about disposal of waste. There was no reason to do so because the space available to man and other living creatures appeared quite adequate. The life expectancy of man has risen as a result of the enormous advances In technology and medicine. In 1650 It was 30 years throughout the world whi Ie In 1970 It had risen to 53 years, and this has consequently been accompanied by a population exp los I on. Whl Ie the world population in 1650 was some 500,000,000, in 1970 It was about 3,600,000,000. Assuming that mortality does not rise sharply, the population potential 1 for the year 2000 is expected to be some 7,000,000,000 • Industrial production has grown to an even greater degree than the world population. The growth of noxious substances has developed with the growth of the population on the one hand and with industrial growth on the other. The growth of slaughterhouse waste is directly related to population growth, because as the population -increases so does the demand for meat and meat products. Consumption habits have also changed with Increasing prosperity so that there has been an increase in the proportion of slaughterhouse by-products which are difficult to market. Front Matter....Pages I-vII Introduction....Pages 1-2 Definition of ‘slaughter house waste’....Pages 3-3 Determination of quantities of slaughterhouse waste in the EEC Member States....Pages 5-17 Slaughterhouse waste broken down by type....Pages 19-20 Determination of slaughterhouse waste by type and quantity....Pages 21-46 Analysis of present disposal methods....Pages 47-56 Analysis of existing or proposed statutory regulations for the disposal of slaughterhouse waste in the EEC Member States....Pages 57-61 Organisation of the disposal of slaughterhouse waste in the EEC Member States....Pages 63-70 Prognosis....Pages 71-83 Alternative solutions....Pages 85-121 Economic significance of the utilisation of slaughterhouse waste....Pages 123-123 Significance of the utilisation of slaughterhouse waste to the environment....Pages 125-131 Proposals for the future disposal of slaughterhouse waste in the EEC (ideal situation) and for the use and utilisation of slaughterhouse waste from economic and environmental aspects in industry and agriculture....Pages 133-137 Summary....Pages 139-143 Back Matter....Pages 145-148