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<pre>Peter,

Many thanks for that posting.

I wonder how much anti-oxidant end up in the waste pulp? Our machine, a
continuous flow centrifugal process, does not use any extra water and the
waste is separated and diverted out the 'back'. I understand that when
operating the machine (we purchased the machine after this year's harvest)
the trick is to minimise the amount of oil pushed out with the waste.

A friend of ours (invents and manufacturers tree shakers and is working on a
prototype olive shaker) mentioned that the waste is quite flammable and one
must be careful if spreading the waste around olive trees as a mulch.

I read in an Olives Australia newsletter that a large olive waste
re-processing centre had been built in Oman. Do you know anything about it?

Regards

Phil
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