Ethanol plants produce byproducts that can be used as feed for animals, in turn, factory farms can
sell animal manure as fuel for ethanol plants.
Not exact matches
Researchers found that this solid matter may contain higher concentrations of antibiotics than unprocessed
manure, a discovery that is particularly disturbing because this material is often released into the environment when it's used as
animal bedding or
sold as fertilizer.
IFTF argues that fur farming has environmental benefits, such as providing good use for 647,000 tons of
animal by - products each year from Europe's fish and meat industries alone (they are fed to the captive
animals), and generating a lot of
manure,
sold as organic fertilizer.
The
animals are healthy and ready to provide fresh milk to drink or
sell and the
manure they produce can be used to help with crops too.
Tech details are a bit sketchy but this is what we know so far: According to CBC News, the zoo estimates that its 5,000
animals produce enough
manure to power a biogas - to - electricity plant which not only would be able to supply all of the zoo's needs, but
sell enough power back to the grid that the entire project would pay for itself within five years.