How can wax used in waterfowl processing be reused?

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In the context of poultry processing, the wax used for waterfowl defeathering is designed to be recycled to maintain efficiency.

After the wax has hardened on the carcass and been peeled away along with the remaining feathers, it is collected for processing. The wax is reheated until it melts, at which point the feathers are filtered out of the mixture. Once the impurities are removed, the cleaned wax is ready to be reused for subsequent dipping cycles.1