What does one do with Millions of Pounds of Bad Meat?

[A930Rocket]

[wdfifteen]

When I was a kid on the farm there was a “dead truck” that came around and picked up large animal carcasses. The carcasses were taken to a rendering plant and turned into fertilizer. They don’t do that anymore?

[greglepore]

Not much left to "render" in lunchmeat. They still have rendering plants but most charge to take a carcass.
In Pa lived not far from one. It stunk like all get out. There was a large meatpacker nearby that would send over 40 ft dump trailers with cow carcasses 2-3x a day.

[unclebilly]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

When I was a kid on the farm there was a “dead truck” that came around and picked up large animal carcasses. The carcasses were taken to a rendering plant and turned into fertilizer. They don’t do that anymore?

Still do but it costs $300 to have the carcass picked up. Ranching and subsidizing everyone else’s rib eyes is bad enough with this cost.

Bone pile FTW!

[Rusty Heap]

Loved going to college in Eastern Washington during hot summer nights at the Drive-in Movie with the car windows rolled down..............with the Rendering Plants' smokestack churning full steam a block away.

[creaturecat]

the rendering plant here was instrumental in disposing of bodies - for Robert Pickton, the Canadian serial killer.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

When I was a kid on the farm there was a “dead truck” that came around and picked up large animal carcasses. The carcasses were taken to a rendering plant and turned into fertilizer. They don’t do that anymore?

They do, blood meal fertilizer…

I have bought pallets of it… kinda pricey since covid.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

Loved going to college in Eastern Washington during hot summer nights at the Drive-in Movie with the car windows rolled down..............with the Rendering Plants' smokestack churning full steam a block away.

Cheney… what a town