Due to regulations in the past, Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc., has an increasing buildup of fly ash on our property that has not been properly disposed. We would like to propose solutions to the Department of Natural Resources to allow us to receive permits to convert about half of our fly ash into low-grade fertilizer and to dispose of the rest of the unusable fly ash into the landfill on our property.
Introduction
Background
Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc., which is regulated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) office for region 4, produces over a thousand tons of fly ash every year. Fly ash is an inorganic remnant resulting from wood waste burned for heat. Previously, Farnsworth disposed of the fly ash into the back lot that is a permeable landfill, which was given a Type III classification and that meant it was any unprepared land area used for waste disposal. However; after the complaints of some of the residents in the area, due to some people treating the landfill as a general dump, the DNR told Farnsworth to dispose of the fly ash into a Type II landfill.
Problems with the Present Situation
The problems with disposing our fly ash into a Type II landfill is the amount of resources that we would have to dispense in order to haul the fly ash over to the landfill, which is 35 miles from us. Therefore, we had been …show more content…
Farnworth would like to pelletize three to five hundred tons of fly ash a year and sell that as low-grade fertilizer. The fly ash fertilizer is not a complete solution because the rest of the fly ash is unsuitable to be pelletized because of its mixture with fused sand that was cleaned of the furnace grates. Pittman Products, Inc. in region 1 is also seeking approval for the same thing, and the DNR has indicated that there would be no problems with that
Introduction
Background
Farnsworth Paper Works, Inc., which is regulated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) office for region 4, produces over a thousand tons of fly ash every year. Fly ash is an inorganic remnant resulting from wood waste burned for heat. Previously, Farnsworth disposed of the fly ash into the back lot that is a permeable landfill, which was given a Type III classification and that meant it was any unprepared land area used for waste disposal. However; after the complaints of some of the residents in the area, due to some people treating the landfill as a general dump, the DNR told Farnsworth to dispose of the fly ash into a Type II landfill.
Problems with the Present Situation
The problems with disposing our fly ash into a Type II landfill is the amount of resources that we would have to dispense in order to haul the fly ash over to the landfill, which is 35 miles from us. Therefore, we had been …show more content…
Farnworth would like to pelletize three to five hundred tons of fly ash a year and sell that as low-grade fertilizer. The fly ash fertilizer is not a complete solution because the rest of the fly ash is unsuitable to be pelletized because of its mixture with fused sand that was cleaned of the furnace grates. Pittman Products, Inc. in region 1 is also seeking approval for the same thing, and the DNR has indicated that there would be no problems with that