Global demand is surging for the ‘waste’ from slaughtered animals | Landline | ABC News

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More than 700 million animals are slaughtered for food each year in Australia. The leftover bones and fat don’t go to waste though. They’re ‘rendered’ for use in stock and pet food, soap and increasingly, renewable fuels. And as Landline’s Tim Lee discovered, global demand is surging.

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