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Summary
Traditional approach
Cleaner production initiatives
Benefits
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September 1998
Summary
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| Large blood
collection tray |
Implementing a broad range of initiatives has brought Joe's Poultry
financial gains as well as significant environmental benefits.
Electricity usage has been reduced by 16%, natural gas usage by
15% and water usage by 8.8 kL per day.
Total savings: $54,000 with an overall payback period of less
than 4 months.
Business Profile
Joe's Poultry ranks as the largest family owned and managed
poultry processor in SA. The company has expanded its product
line to include high quality cooked, smoked and ready to eat poultry
to add to the many traditional dressed lines. The company employs
90 people, and Joe's Smoked Poultry is the number one selling
product of its type in SA, with growing exports to China.
Financial assistance provided
Advanced EnviroSafe Consultants carried out the consultancy
study with a grant of $15,000 provided by the EPA's Cleaner Industries
Demonstration Scheme.
Measures implemented
Housekeeping, equipment changes, reducing water usage,
water recycling and energy reduction.
Cleaner production motivators
- Increase productivity through better housekeeping, processing
and equipment changes, and improved layout.
- Minimise the generation of wastewater and improve its quality.
- Eliminate current dependence on other poultry processors by
developing vertical integration from growing to product, together
with internal management of generated wastes.
- Improve competitiveness.
Traditional approach
- Approx 20 L water consumed per bird processed.
- Approx 35 L per minute wasted overflow water from the scalder.
- Offal, feather and blood disposal cost $500 per week.
Cleaner production initiatives
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| Joes - from
our family to yours |
Benefits recommended and implemented
Increased bird live weight
Birds with a greater live weight are now processed and, because
water and electricity is used on a per bird basis, this reduced
consumption of these resources for the same weight of final product.
Benefits
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| Water |
- Reduction in water consumption.
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| Economic |
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| Savings, outcomes |
- Electricity consumption decreased per kg outcomes dressed
weight by 16% and natural gas decreased by 15%.
- Total savings: $25,792 per annum.
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| Investment |
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| Process
flow diagram, schematic plant layout |
Improved Blood and Offal Quality
The by-products of feathers, offal and blood had been of
poor quality and were collected by Inghams Enterprises for by-products
conversion at a charge of $500 per week. The feathers, offal and
blood are now screened and collected separately and, because the
new equipment has significantly improved by-product quality, Joe's
Poultry are longer charged for collection.
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| Quantity
of the by-products produced in tonnes/week |
Benefits
| Environmental |
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| Waste |
- Minimised volume and improved quality of wastewater
being disposed.
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| Resources |
- Better management of resources.
- Better housekeeping measures improved quality of the
offal, feathers and blood.
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| Economic |
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| Savings, outcomes |
- Weekly charges of $500 for waste disposal cancelled.
- Annual savings: $26,000.
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| Investment |
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| Payback |
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New scalder outlet weir design.
A new design of the outlet weir on the scalder minimised water
drag over from the bird exit.
Benefits
| Environmental |
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| Water |
- Reduced volume of water carried over with each bird.
Water wastage reduced by 55%.
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| Economic |
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| Savings, outcomes |
- Daily saving of 8.8 kL provides annual saving of $2100.
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| Investment |
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| Payback |
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