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Article: GREEN EVOLUTION; More manufacturers are coming around to finding more earth-friendly ways of doing things, partly out of a sense of responsibility, and partly because it's efficient.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- December 28, 2007
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Byline: Dee DePass; Staff Writer
The boilers in Marvin Windows and Andersen Windows factories have been fueled by sawdust from the plant floor for years.
"The boiler system's run exclusively with waste material," said Susan Marvin, president of Warroad, Minn.-based Marvin. "And more and more companies are doing it. That is really cool. It's environmentally responsible and should be applauded."
Indeed, other Minnesota manufacturers are catching the "green" bug and bringing earth-friendly processes into their factories in a move that spares landfills and racks up millions in savings. Some use recycled ingredients instead of virgin. Others grow ...