Water recycling saves abattoir
17 February, 2010 byDrought, and the fundamental need to stay in business, has brought on a radical process re-engineering effort at Radford Meats in Warragul, Victoria.
PR Water recycling saves abattoir
17 February, 2010The ultrafiltration system installed at Radford Meats with the assistance of an AusIndustry grant, is expected to recycle up to 90% of the water used at the abattoir.
Water re-use and green energy benchmarks at Bluetongue Brewery
06 July, 2009A partnership of Australian and global leaders in environmental engineering has been chosen to provide an extended wastewater treatment system for Pacific Beverages’ new Bluetongue brewery in New South Wales.
Titan MBR wastewater treatment
06 July, 2009CST Wastewater Solutions’ latest MBR (membrane biological reactor) wastewater treatment, the Titan MBR, is a robust and efficient low-maintenance system for industrial applications.
Water re-use guide for dairies
03 July, 2009 byA set of guidelines into water re-use at dairy manufacturing plants has been prepared by Dairy Innovation Australia Ltd (DIAL). The guidelines identify water sources and quality within dairy factories and matches these with possible uses.
Toolkit helps food manufacturers save water
27 January, 2009Researchers at RMIT have developed a toolkit that food processors can use to assess and reduce their water consumption.
Electrically converted water
11 September, 2008Tennant ec-H2O is a green cleaning technology that electrically converts plain tap water to perform like a powerful detergent without any added chemicals.
Water efficiency is the first ingredient for Coca-Cola Amatil
10 December, 2007 by Kylie Wilson-Field, JournalistCoca-Cola Amatil Australia is recognised as one of the most water efficient companies in the Coca-Cola system and is the first manufacturing facility to be awarded a five-star rating by Sydney Water under its Every Drop Counts business program
Burra Foods saves 250,000 L of water/day
20 August, 2007Dairy processor Burra Foods has almost halved water use over the past three months a reduction unlikely to be matched anywhere in Australia, according to the factory boss
Saving water
16 July, 2007iBulk has developed water-saving solutions for a broad cross-section of industry segments including agriculture, minerals and pharmaceutical to name a few, but the most impressive results have been achieved in both laundry and food preparation areas
Effluent discharge at chocolate factory
13 November, 2006RS Hydro has been granted a contract to install MCERTS approved flow monitoring equipment at a chocolate factory
Separating nutrients from waste
21 February, 2006Together the University of Western Sydney's Centre for Advanced Food Research (CAFR) and Food Science Australia (FSA) have invented a way to separate and purify the nutrients contained in manufacturing waste.
Using wastewater from the canning industry
14 June, 2005Irrigation with wastewater from the canning industry is not harmful to the quality of agricultural soil and may even, in some cases, improve it. This is the conclusion of Iñigo Abdón Virto Quecedo in his PhD thesis defended at the Public University of Navarre.
