Closing the Loop

“Closing the Loop (external link): An holistic approach to the management of dairy processor waste streams“ is a collaborative research project that draws together five independent research organisations and thirteen industry funders to form the Dairy Industry Sustainable Consortium (DISCover). The project aims to deliver practices and technologies that could reduce the volume and cost of waste disposal, develop integrated land-based reuse systems and develop regional options for waste treatment and reuse.

This project looks for waste management solutions beyond the factory scale by adopting a life cycle approach to waste issues. This 'systems approach', the first of its kind in the dairy industry, ensures that waste management practices are sustainable at all levels from the factory to the farm and beyond.

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Closing the Loop - A holistic approach to the
management of dairy processor waste and streams. (PDF 1.8MB)

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Members of Closing the Loop at the Waste Water Irrigation Site, Tatura

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