Raw Material can be loosely defined as all inedible animal
by-products used in the rendering process.
Examples of inedible animal by
products include beef, pork, poultry and fish
by-products removed at the time of slaughter or
subsequently when trimmed, or handled by secondary
processors such as butchers and supermarkets.
West Coast Reduction does not
accept pets or road kill for
rendering.
A clear distinction is drawn between raw material
derived from ruminant sources such as cattle and
non-ruminant sources such as pigs and chickens.
Ruminant derived material is collected separately
and
rendered in separate
facilities. Similarly, non-ruminant material is
collected separately and
rendered in separate
facilities.
West Coast Reduction provides a
permitted service to restaurants and fast
food chains located throughout its area of
operations to pick-up
used cooking oil. The dumping of restaurant
grease in city sewers is prohibited and all
used cooking oil accepted by the company is
deposited in enclosed containers provided by the
company which operates a regular pick-up service to
remove
used cooking oil to its
facilities for further processing, refining and
testing. After being recycled, refined and tested at
the company's
facilities, restaurant grease is used in the
manufacture of animal feed fat or
yellow grease. Refined restaurant grease can
also be used as a feedstock in the manufacture of
biodiesel, providing commercially produced
biodiesel meets ASTM specifications.
In summary, the suppliers of raw materials are all
the participants in the human food chain and include
farms, feedlots, hog barns, poultry barns,
slaughterhouses, fish processors, secondary food
manufactures, supermarkets, butcher shops and
restaurants.
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