- 1). Check with the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) for information on legislation and regulations regarding composting of animal tissues in your state. These are available on the EPA's website. Follow the guidelines for obtaining approval from the local authorities to engage in composting rendering sludge on your property.
- 2). Select a site for composting. Ensure that it is a well drained area at least 200 feet away from a water source, i.e. a borehole, lake, river or any other hydrological area that is sensitive to seeping of organic tissue through the ground the soil.
- 3). Lay the high carbon material to form a bed that is 24 inches thick. The bed should be wide enough to allow at least two feet of clearance from the edge of the rendering sludge.
- 4). Shovel the rendering sludge onto the center of the bed. Ensure that there is a two-foot clearance from the edge of the bed to prevent overflowing of the sludge while composting is taking place.
- 5). Cover the rendering sludge with a high carbon material, such as sawdust or old silage.
- 6). Add another layer of rendering sludge and cover it with another layer of high carbon material. Repeat this process until all the rendering sludge has been put in the composting heap.
- 7). Let the composting pile sit for four to six months. Check to see if the waste has composted. Reuse the compost in subsequent compost piles and as manure.
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