Analysis of feather waste sources & management

This report provides a high-level overview of the poultry breeding, meat processing and ABP (Animal By-Product) rendering industries in five target countries in the EU, namely, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland. In particular, this report presents a detailed analysis of the poultry slaughtering throughputs, their regional locations and the subsequent feather feedstock availability (post slaughtering) in these target
countries. The geographical distribution of rendering operators currently involved in the valorisation of feather feedstock across these countries is also presented.