Leveraging Intern Projects

Deb McKinleyMinnesota Technical Assistance ProgramUniversity of Minnesota612-624-4697, mckinley@umn.eduwww.mntap.umn.edu/intern

Structure

• MnTAP funds six projects– Intern, TA staff, coordinator,

company

• Summer

• $2,500 client cost share

• 536 hours

Criteria

• Waste reduction potential

• Application to other MN businesses

• Company interest & commitment

• Work site quality

• Weighted scoring

Measurable Impact

• P2 and cost savings – 114 million lb

– 96 million gal water

– $ 5.5 million

– 400,000 kWh; 17,000 therms

• 1:3 cost return

• Averages 21% of MnTAP savings

2006 Impact

2006 Addt’l 00-05 follow up

• 24 lb meds 4.06 mill lb solid waste

• 7 million gal 3.5 million gal water

• $74,800 $337,000

• 400,000 kWh --

• 1,100 therms 15,900 therms

Marketing

• Regulatory pushes

• Industry specific

• Partners

• Special project work

Intern Projects & Grants

Demonstrate capability

10

3

4

3

6

Deliverable

May use student

No student commitment

Will use student

Included

Not included

Health Care Grants

• Demonstrating P2 at Health Care Facilities Using H2E Products

• Multimedia Health Care Inspections

• Reducing Pharmaceutical Waste

Technology Diffusion Grant• Wood finishing

• Powder coating

• FRP

• Metal casting

• Metal finishing

2006 Intern Program

• Alexandria Finishing*

• Federal Cartridge

• Hennepin County Medical Center*

• MCES*

• QX Inc.*

• Tennant Company*

• Tri-County Hospital*

HCMC & Tri-County Hospital

• Pharmaceutical waste

QX, Inc.

• Melt furnace operation and recover heat from evaporator system

Tennant Company

• Water and chemical use in painting pretreatment

• Energy efficiency

2007 Projects

• Funding for six projects

• Nine good projects