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Guidlines for Processing Canning Residuals Direct Animal Feeding Food processing waste should not be delivered to the feeding site in excess of the amount required to sustain the animals for a 48 hour period. All food processing waste not consumed immediately or within the above time period should be used for soil improvement, ensilaging, or landfill. Feeding mangers should be constructed so as to minimize leakage and be easily cleanable, and should be cleaned regularly. Soil Improvement Prior to deposit of wastes,the ground is prepared to facilitate drying of wastes. Immediately after deposit, the waste material should be spread thinly one to three inches deep to promote drying and to eliminate potential fly breeding. Within 24 hours after spreading, the waste material should be stirred to promote drying. Immediately thereafter,this procedure is continued until drying is completed, and then finally waste is incorporated into the soil. Chemical makeup of the waste become application limits for agriculturally productive fields: About 200 lbs of nitrogen per acre is considered sufficient for most crops. This is equivalent to about 150 cubic yards of tomato waste/acre. Ensilaging Liquid drainage from the food processing waste cannot become an odor nuisance, facilitate fly breeding, or flow or leak into ground or surface waters. Raw food processing waste should not be stored at the ensilaging site for longer than 48 hours. The site has to be kept free of spillage of raw food processing wastes. Transfer Pad A transfer pad must have smooth walls and floor which can easily be scraped clean of waste (ex. concrete). No waste should remain on the pad longer than 24 hours. Area in close vicinity of pad must be kept free of spilled or accumulated waste. Fruit Pit Srorage Fruit pits must be kept in such a manner as to promote drying and the minimization of fly breeding. Insect spraying equipment should be available.