Waste meat derived fuel gains EA permit
Claire Churchard
01 Oct 2008
Permission to use permanently fuel made from meat and bone meal (MBM) at a Lafarge Cement-owned plant has been granted.
The Environment Agency awarded Lafarge-owned recovery company Glacier a permit to use the fuel following a two-year trial at Hope Works in Derbyshire.
Works manager Ashley Bryan said: “During the evaluation period we used more than 16,000 tonnes of MBM and, as a result, have achieved a reduction in plant CO2 emissions of more than 25,000 tonnes. In addition, we have reduced the amount of virgin fossil fuels we have to use, so MBM is a double win for the environment.”
Glacier commercial manager John Pickering explained that MBM is a fibrous material made from fallen farm stock, waste meat and meat products. He said it was categorised as a ‘carbon neutral biomass’.
The Lafarge Group uses MBM in 16 plants worldwide, and it is expected to replace up 30,000 tonnes of fossil fuel a year at the Hope Works.
Bryan added: “Using MBM, along with used tyre chips, our other waste-derived fuel, also provides business benefits. This enables us to better control fuel prices, which is one of our major costs. It will help us to ensure that the works stays competitive, helping to secure the jobs of the 200-plus workforce.”
Image: Lafarge Cement Hope Works manager Ashley Bryan (right) holding an MBM sample with Lafarge materials analyst Jen Evans
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