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4B / Elk River Star News / Wednesday, October 30, 2002 • Visit us on the web at www.erstarn
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<br /> it would need large capacity i°;�`,,tka� „ items for charities
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<br /> sewer. Its plans were later new and used t
<br /> scaled back when its prod- Bill McMullen presents the products currently being CAER; second gra
<br /> uct sizes were decreased. produced at SoftPac's new Elk River facility. lected coats
<br /> The company, which g Salvation Armyax
<br /> employs more than 50 peo- River. The Elk River build- products for Target and its
<br /> pie at its Elk River opera- ing currently has 100,000 own brand, Jurassic Juice. hats third graders ant
<br /> tion, recently opened its square feet of space, with Jurassic Juice is sold at for ABBA mittensCrisia P
<br /> corporate headquarters and room for expansion. Coborn's stores. Center and CAER;
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<br /> juice pouchpro- It currently produces The company operates a
<br /> Archer Farms brand juice second facilityin Foley. graders collected a
<br /> duction facility in Elk y cans with the moi
<br /> Landfill gas: `We accomplished a very good thing' Girlsto theElk River
<br /> Glub. Kinde
<br /> made art projects
<br /> Continued from page 1B rate the Guardia
<br /> were U.S. Senate candidate How it works Senior Center.
<br /> Jim Moore, who spoke, and •As garbage in the landfill decomposes, methane gas is The fourth-gray
<br /> U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy. produced.This gasis recovered by a series of wells drilled will be held in Fe
<br /> Meanwhile, Elk River into the landfill. will involve collet
<br /> Municipal Utilities General •The wells are interconnected by a common collection sys- games and videos
<br /> Manager Bryan Adams tem which transports the gas to a compression facility.There, to a children's w
<br /> said the project developed the gas is compressed, dried and filtered before being sent local hospital.
<br /> out of a desire to use land- through turbines or engines to produce electricity.
<br /> fill gas in a better way. •Landfill gas production typically continues for 20 to 30 Elk River Hit
<br /> Much of the landfill gas years once garbage is placed in the landfill.
<br /> was "flared off"or burned Source: Waste Management concert set 1
<br /> in the past.
<br /> Adams said this new plant "I think we accomplished a school groups. - The Elk River Are
<br /> will consume virtually all very good thing,"he said of The landfill gas-to-elec- a fall choir concer
<br /> of the landfill gas being the plant. tricity facility is one of a Nov. 7 in the new
<br /> produced. The facility also includes number of energy-related Tickets are $3 fo:
<br /> Sherburne County Solid an attached environmental projects which have sprung and seniors, $1 fo.
<br /> Waste Officer Dave Lucas learning center with a up in Elk River since it was maximum of$10.'.
<br /> said the technology used in classroom which can be designated "Energy City" fund raiser fohowi
<br /> the new facility has been used for energy.and envi- about five years ago.
<br /> proven over and over again. ronmental workshops for Asset
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<br /> Scott Breuer Homes
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