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rendering  

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  • Rendering is the process by which bones, butcher's waste (offal), animal carcasses, and waste meats are converted into products, including grease (the oily liquid from melted fat), tallow (defined as somewhat-hardened animal fats), glycerin, and fertilizer. The materials are heated in a closed vessel with steam. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Rendering]

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