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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Targeting water, energy and packaging - three environmental improvement projects at Dawn Meats. |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Charlie Coakley |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Dawn Meats Ltd. |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 52.27638, -7.18165 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 23/03/2009 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 23/03/2011 |
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| Project Keywords | Reduced water use; Water Recycling; Reduced energy consumption; Staff training |
| Project Abstract | Reduction in water consumption of 10% by reuse following successful reprocessing. The use of membrane technology to enable reuse of water from sterilisation and other processes may include protein isolation capability, Micro-biological detection, advanced separation technologies with on-line data recording of parameters. Reduction in energy consumption through heat recovery etc to save 12-15%. Eco-Design principles and application to packaging design reduction in packaging of 10%, with related savings in resource consumption. Promotion of CGPP to other companies in the food sector. Training and information workshops at other Dawn facilities in Ireland and Europe. |