Hennepin Paper Company's Zero Discharge Program, 1995 Environmental Conference Proceedings
Ron Klinker
Hennepin Paper Company
In July 1990, Hennepin Paper Company implemented a program aimed at eliminating the discharge of industrial wastewater to the Mississippi River. A wastewater recycling system comprised of pumps, surge tank and filtration system has reduced discharges 99 percent. Pollution prevention achieved includes the annual elimination of 562 million gallons of wastewater, 149,000 pounds of total suspended solids, and 57,000 pounds of biochemical oxygen demand.