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The importance of waste management in industries hardly needs any emphasis. Effective waste management not only reduces environmental problems but also increases productivity of industrial activity. Slaughter house generates substantial quantity of solid wastes. Waste management in regard to this category of units has special significance because their wastes tend to form an ideal breeding ground for pathogenic micro-organisms. Such wastes attract flies, dogs, birds and other vermin, thus causing public nuisance and also accompanied by the danger of spreading disease if disposed of without proper care. Burning or burying of wastes leads to the total loss of potential by-products. Waste processing and disposal has to be economical and environmentally acceptable. It needs to be noted that almost all the wastes generated by a slaughter house can be processed to obtain various products which have commercial value.
The issue of Parivesh outlines different methods for processing, utilisation and
disposal of slaughter house wastes. I am thankful to my colleagues Shri D.S. Kharat,
Environmental Engineer, Shri Lokesh Kumar, Sr. Scientific Assistant, Shri P. Kumar,
Sr. Environmental Engineer and Shri P.M. Ansari, Additional Director for their
contribution in this publication
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