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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2031/annex/division-1/division-1.6",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/2031",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2031 of 12 November 2019 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for the food, drink and milk industries, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2019) 7989) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2031",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/1.6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.6",
  "heading": "Resource efficiency",
  "text": "BAT 10. In order to increase resource efficiency, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.\nTechnique\nDescription\nApplicability\n(a)\nAnaerobic digestion\nTreatment of biodegradable residues by microorganisms in the absence of oxygen, resulting in biogas and digestate. The biogas is used as a fuel, e.g. in a gas engine or in a boiler. The digestate may be used, e.g. as a soil improver.\nMay not be applicable due to the quantity and/or nature of the residues.\n(b)\nUse of residues\nResidues are used, e.g. as animal feed.\nMay not be applicable due to legal requirements.\n(c)\nSeparation of residues\nSeparation of residues, e.g. using accurately positioned splash protectors, screens, flaps, catchpots, drip trays and troughs.\nGenerally applicable.\n(d)\nRecovery and reuse of residues from the pasteuriser\nResidues from the pasteuriser are fed back to the blending unit and are thereby reused as raw materials.\nOnly applicable to liquid food products.\n(e)\nPhosphorus recovery as struvite\nSee BAT 12g.\nOnly applicable to waste water streams with a high total phosphorus content (e.g. above 50 mg/l) and a significant flow.\n(f)\nUse of waste water for land spreading\nAfter appropriate treatment, waste water is used for land spreading in order to take advantage of the nutrient content and/or to use the water.\nOnly applicable in the case of a proven agronomic benefit, a proven low level of contamination and no negative impact on the environment (e.g. on the soil, the groundwater and surface water).\nThe applicability may be restricted due to the limited availability of suitable land adjacent to the installation.\nThe applicability may be restricted by the soil and local climatic conditions (e.g. in the case of wet or frozen fields) or by legislation.\nFurther sector-specific techniques to reduce waste sent for disposal are given in Sections 3.3, 4.3 and 5.1 of these BAT conclusions.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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