Current or Recently Finished Projects
Current Projects
MnTAP is in the process of accepting project applications for 2026. The projects will be at different companies and in a variety of industries. When selected, projects will be listed below with detailed descriptions linked in PDF format.
- Agropur, Le Sueur, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and wastewater loading reduction at a food processing facility.
- Anchor Glass, Shakopee, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and reduction, and energy efficiency at a glass container manufacturer.
- Bio-Techne, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on energy and fuel efficiency at a reagent and analytical instrument manufacturer.
- Institute on the Environment (IonE) & Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on quantifying the amount of limited use device waste within a hospital, calculating its relative environmental impact, and recommending methods to reduce waste.
- Kandiyohi County Landfill, New London, MN – Lead a project focused on waste and energy reduction by improving efficiency of a landfill leachate treatment system.
- Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on water, energy, and waste reduction.
- Minnesota State Department of Administration, St. Paul, MN – Lead a project focused on procurement process improvement and toxics reductions for the State Department of Administration.
- Owens Corning, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on water consumption, waste generation, and energy consumption at an asphalt shingle manufacturer.
- Polaris Industries, Roseau, MN – Lead a project focused on energy efficiency and waste reduction at a powersports manufacturer.
- Renewal by Andersen, Cottage Grove, MN – Lead a project focused on compressed air system efficiency at a custom window manufacturing facility.
- Resonetics, Hutchinson, MN – Lead a project focused on energy efficiency at a medical device manufacturing facility.
- Rolls-Royce/mtu, Mankato, MN – Lead a project focused on waste reduction and resource optimization at a multi-site Genset assembly operation.
- Seneca Foods, Glencoe, MN – Lead a project focused on chloride source reduction at a food processing facility.
- WPS Fresh, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on waste minimization, energy efficiency, and water conservation at a food processing facility.
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Learn More and Apply for 2026 ProjectsRecently Finished
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on medical device reuse and waste reduction.
Alkali Earth, Dundas, MN – Lead a project focused on repurposing alkaline industrial byproducts to capture CO2 while minimizing energy and water usage.
Aveda Corporation, Blaine, MN – Lead a project focused on energy efficiency.
Bailey Nurseries, Woodbury, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and energy efficiency.
Beacon Embedded Works, Eden Prairie, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and energy efficiency.
Ever-Green Energy, St. Paul, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and energy efficiency.
Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on how to reduce waste in the operating room of a hospital.
Hennepin County, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation.
Liberty Packaging, Brooklyn Park, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and energy efficiency.
Liberty Packaging, Golden Valley, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and energy efficiency.
Metro Transit, Twin Cities, MN – Lead a project focused on multi-site waste reduction and water conservation strategies.
Michael Foods, Gaylord, MN – Lead a project focused on wastewater loading reduction, chemical use minimization, and water conservation.
Minncor Industries at Minnesota Department of Corrections, Faribault, MN – Lead a project focused on energy efficiency and water conservation.
MN Direct Care and Treatment (DCT), Vadnais Heights, MN – Lead a project focused on waste reduction and diversion solutions for multiple specialty care facilities in MN.
OlymPak, Mora, MN – Lead a project focused on waste reduction in a manufacturing facility in the printing and packaging industry.
Rust-Oleum, Brooklyn Park, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and waste reduction at a coating manufacturer.
Silgan Containers, Savage, MN – Lead a project focused on metal waste reduction, energy efficiency, and continuous process improvement.
AaCron Inc., Plymouth, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation, chemical usage, and energy efficiency.
Collins Aerospace, Burnsville MN – Lead a project focused on energy efficiency.
Donaldson Company, Inc., Bloomington, MN – Lead a project focused on energy efficiency at an industrial filtration manufacturer.
FINNOVATION Lab, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on upcycling various food waste feedstocks from a manufacturing facility, and potentially, other sites, using technology at a start-up company.
Lakeside Foods, Owatonna, MN – Lead a project focused on waste diversion, wastewater loading reduction, and water
conservation at a food manufacturing facility.
Liberty Paper Inc., Becker, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and reduction of landfill waste at a recycled linerboard manufacturer.
PTC Steel, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation.
Michael Foods, Chaska, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation, wastewater loading reduction, and energy efficiency at a food manufacturing facility.
Minnesota Correctional Facility, Shakopee, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation at Minnesota Correctional Facilities.
MN Department of Administration, Office of Enterprise Sustainability, Remote (some in-person/travel, see description) – Lead a project focused on water conservation at state facilities.
Niron Magnetics, Minneapolis, MN – Lead a project focused on green chemistry for a materials technology company.
Puris, Dawson, MN – Lead a project focused on water conservation and energy efficiency.
Second Harvest Heartland (SHH), Brooklyn Park, MN – Lead a project focused on optimization of the food recovery supply chain in Minnesota, and conduct waste audits at a facility.