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Newsletter 2004 issue 1 |
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Where’s Your Waste?—Summer
of Solutions
Eight Minnesota companies are taking
advantage of MnTAP’s intern program this summer. MnTAP
is sponsoring one student to work full time at each facility
to research solutions to its specific waste-related challenges.
MnTAP is sponsoring the following
projects this summer:
Aveda Corporation,
Blaine, manufacturer of personal care products, wants
to reduce water use in its facility while maintaining stringent
quality guidelines for its hair care products.
Blandin Paper
Company, Grand Rapids, paper mill, wants to increase the
efficiency of the clay preparation area by recovering material
for reuse and removing material from wastewater sent to the
publicly owned treatment works (POTW).
Endocardial Solutions
Inc., St. Paul, manufacturer of medical devices, wants
to reduce the costs associated with the use of non-value added
materials, while maintaining or exceeding existing product
quality.
Hutchinson Technology
Inc., Hutchinson, manufacturer of computer suspension
assemblies for computer disc drives, wants to reduce water
use and improve rinse water cleanliness.
Pro-Corn, Preston,
ethanol production facility, wants to evaluate energy conservation
opportunities, including motors, steam, process heat, and
uninsulated piping or process areas.
Redwood Area Hospital,
Redwood Falls, hospital, wants to reduce its volume of
solid waste and waste that results in the emission of persistent
bioaccumulative toxins (PBTs).
Rock Tenn, St.
Paul, cardboard production facility, plans to evaluate
energy conservation opportunities, focusing on uninsulated
steam/condensate lines, uses for excess flash steam and non-contact
cooling water as feed to the process areas.
Ultra Image, Big
Lake, powder coating job shop, wants to reduce raw material
use in the powder coating application process.
If you don’t have enough time or enough
money to hire someone to work on solving waste-related problems
(air, energy, water, solid or hazardous waste), contact MnTAP
and ask about our student intern program.
Have an intern—hired by MnTAP—work
on reducing your waste in the summer of 2005. Contact Deb
McKinley, intern program coordinator, at 612/624-4697.
For more information on MnTAP's intern program,
see the intern program Web
page.
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