Hay to be first site for world-first bio fertiliser plant

Concrete foundations have being poured at the Hay Ramps Ridge Feedlot for a world-first  facility that converts organic waste into bio fertilizer and clean energy.

UAG Bio Nutrients has chosen Hay as the test site for its new bio-fertiliser plant which uses patented new technology to integrate anaerobic digestion and vermiculture. 

The plant is due to be complete in September at a total cost of $16 million.  When fully operational it will process more than 3,500 tonnes of animal waste a year and produce 6,000 tonnes of bio-fertiliser, 4,400 MWh of energy and significant carbon credits.  This is the first stage of this pilot plant and in time it will expand to take in 30,000 tonnes of waste.

John Barraclough, one of the founders and the Executive Chairman of UAG Bio Nutrients, said that the company was creating practical solutions to turn waste into soil, energy and carbon credits by combining circular and regenerative processes into world-first technologies.

“We are using new technologies developed in Australia to solve some of the most pressing environmental issues for farmers, industry and communities and to create positive ESG impacts” he said. 

“We are establishing the first test site in partnership with Ravensworth and plan to work with them and others to expand production here and further afield in the future.  This is an investment in a new industry for the region.”