Brooklyn meat rendering company fined by Environment Protection Authority

A western suburbs meat rendering company has been fined following complaints the smell of rotting carcasses had reached nearby streets.

A Brooklyn tallow manufacturer has been fined by the EPA after neighbours complained about a foul stench coming from the property. Picture: Zoe Phillips

A Brooklyn meat rendering company has been slapped with an $8060 fine amid complaints about the smell of rotting carcasses.

Australian Tallow Producers had more than a year ago been told to clean up their act by the Environment Protection Authority following reports of the “offensive odour” from nearby residents.

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The authority’s regional manager metro Daniel Hunt on Friday said the company, which makes tallow from mixed abattoir material, had failed to carry out odour control works by the deadline.

“The (Pollution Abatement Notice) required the company to modify its waste receival and storage activities to occur in an indoor area maintained at lower air pressure than the outside,” he said.

“That low-pressure area would enable any air leaving the building to be directed through a treatment system to prevent strong odour from escaping to the atmosphere.”

Mr Hunt said works had been started but never finished, despite two extensions to the deadline.

The authority has previously taken legal action against Australian Tallow Producers for odour-related offences in 2010 and 2011.

To report odour and other types of pollution to the EPA, call the hotline on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842).