ren·der a)to obtain by melting [to render lard] b) to melt down [fat]*
Rendering is a high temperature cooking and drying process that produces varied fats and protein meals. Both edible and inedible rendering occurs with raw materials collected from butchers shops, meat packers, small slaughter houses, food processors and restaurants.
The Rendering industry helps to maintain our environment by "recycling" perishable by-products generated by livestock and poultry processing in nations throughout the world. In North America alone, approximately 44 billion pounds of "waste" is kept out of landfills and water ways by being converted into ingredients for various soaps, lubricants, textiles, pet foods and animal feeds.†
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*Webster's New World Collegiate Dictionary, Fourth Edition, 1999
†Sources: National Renderers Association; U.S. Bureau of Census
†Sources: National Renderers Association; U.S. Bureau of Census
