# Meat rendering plant allowed to expand capacity despite complaints of 'rotten' smell over city

> Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency has approved expansion of the Waterford Proteins rendering plant, owned by ABP, from 375 to 600 tonnes of meat per day, subject to more than 100 conditions. The plant has appealed some of the restrictions, and local residents have complained of odours.

- Date: 2023-02-28 · published 2023-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37442-meat-rendering-plant-allowed-to-expand-capacity-despite-complaints-of-rotten
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher rendering capacity in Ireland would add processed meat-and-bone meal output over time, but the effect on feed-protein prices is limited and local in scale.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- thejournal.ie: https://www.thejournal.ie/meat-plant-waterford-6005739-Feb2023/

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