# Closure of only integrated red meat rendering plant in Sydney Basin poses issue for butchers - ABC News

> AJ Bush and Sons, the only integrated red meat rendering plant in the Sydney Basin, is closing after almost 70 years due to odour complaints tied to suburban development. The plant collected red meat waste from butchers for pet food, cosmetics, greases and biofuels.

- Date: 2024-06-21 · published 2024-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29879-closure-of-only-integrated-red-meat-rendering-plant-in-sydney-basin-poses-issue
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Losing local rendering capacity tightens regional collection and processing of red meat by-products, raising costs for butchers and likely pushing supply to other plants or distant destinations.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-22/red-meat-rendering-plant-closes-sydney-basin/103953880

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