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Newsletter 2006 issue 2 |
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Where's Your Waste?—Summer of Solutions
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MnTAP intern coordinator Deb McKinley met with Mike Reznicek, paint process engineer at Tennant Company, to discuss the company’s intern project. |
Seven Minnesota companies are taking advantage of MnTAP’s intern program this summer. MnTAP is sponsoring one student to work full time at each of the following facilities to research solutions to its specific waste-related challenges.
Douglas Machine, Alexandria, electroplater and anodizer wants to reduce wastewater and wastewater treatment chemicals in its facility.
Federal Cartridge Company, Anoka, manufacturer of small arms ammunition wants to reduce wastewater.
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, the pharmacy of this large urban hospital wants to reduce pharmaceutical waste from patient care and clinical trials.
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, St. Paul, wastewater treatment for the Twin Cities metropolitan area wants to improve the energy efficiency of its secondary treatment aeration system.
QX Inc., Hamel, aluminum and zinc die casting and machining operation wants to reduce energy use in the melt furnace operation and recover heat from the evaporator system.
Tennant Company, Golden Valley, manufacturer of floor cleaning equipment and chemicals wants to reduce water and chemical use in painting pretreatment and improve overall energy efficiency.
Tri-County Hospital, Wadena, a small rural hospital wants to reduce pharmaceutical waste.
Join Us!
The interns will present the findings from their projects on Wednesday, August 23, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota, McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis. Call 612.624.1300 to reserve your seat.
Download event flier.
Plan Ahead
Have an intern—hired by MnTAP—work on reducing your waste in the summer of 2007. 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 Deb McKinley, intern program coordinator, at 612/624-4697 and ask about the student intern program.
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