There are three types of manure based on solid content: cattle manure with 11-13% solids, manure with 3-10% solids, and manure with 3% or less solids. Traditionally, cattle manure was used as fertilizer but other liquid manures were wasted, polluting waterways. Now, anaerobic digestion is used to process manure which produces biogas for energy and waste that can be used as fertilizer or cattle bedding, reducing environmental impact but digesters are very expensive to install.