Animal By-product Material: Difference between revisions

'''Animal By-products''' (ABP) are animal carcasses, parts of animals, or other materials which come from animals but are not meant for humans to eat. They can either be destroyed (i.e. through [[Incineration]]<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-by-products-how-to-burn-them-at-an-incinerator-site Guidance on ABP Requirements for [[Incineration]]]</ref>) or can be used to make compost in a [[Composting]] facility or [[Biogas]] in an [[Anaerobic Digestion]] facility or can be used to make other products such as [[MBM]]. For more detail on the underpinning legislation and the types of waste 'captured' go to [[Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2011]] (the updated regulations that were implemented to manage '''[[Animal By-product Material]]''' following the the foot and mouth outbreak in the UK in 2001<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_foot-and-mouth_outbreak Wikipedia Entry for Foot and Mouth Outbreak in UK]</ref>.  .