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Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
NAICS 311613 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in rendering animal fat, bones, and meat scraps.
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Questions to ask
- What raw materials are processed — animal fat, bones, blood, feathers — and what are the primary end products?
- Does the facility operate a collection fleet for raw material pickup, and if so, how many vehicles?
- What is the wastewater and effluent management approach — municipal sewer, on-site treatment, lagoon, or land application?
- Has the facility received any environmental notices of violation, regulatory citations, or odor complaints in recent years?
- What fire suppression systems are in place in the cooking and processing areas?
- For Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing, what should the underwriter know about prior environmental notice of violation, consent order, or pollution claim?
- For Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing, what should the underwriter know about on-site wastewater treatment lagoons or land application of processing waste?
- For Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing, what should the underwriter know about continuous-process operations with aging or poorly maintained cookers and rendering vessels?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Blending purchased animal fats with vegetable fats: 311225 — Fats and Oils Refining and Blending;
- Manufacturing meat-based animal feeds from purchased carcasses: 31111 — Animal Food Manufacturing
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Rendering facilities collect and process animal fat, bones, blood, and meat scraps — typically sourced from slaughterhouses, butcher shops, or grocery operations — using high-heat cooking and pressing processes to produce tallow, lard, meat and bone meal, and related byproducts for industrial, feed, or fertilizer markets. Operations generally involve collection vehicles, receiving areas, cookers, presses, and rendering vessels, often running continuously.
Questions to investigate
- What raw materials are processed — animal fat, bones, blood, feathers — and what are the primary end products?
- Does the facility operate a collection fleet for raw material pickup, and if so, how many vehicles?
- What is the wastewater and effluent management approach — municipal sewer, on-site treatment, lagoon, or land application?
- Has the facility received any environmental notices of violation, regulatory citations, or odor complaints in recent years?
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