13420 Courthouse Boulevard
Rosemount, MN 55068
United States
Latitude: 44.75992
Longitude: -93.02678
Year Opened: 2010
The permit authorizes the use of sawdust, petroleum coke, RDF, and packaging waste as dryer fuel, plus experimental runs with various crop wastes.
The facility processes waste bakery, dairy and other food production materials into animal feed. The processing consists of mixing and drying the waste materials which are then shipped in bulk. The sources of emissions at the facility are material handling equipment, a kiln dryer, truck loading and unloading areas, diesel generator (used for emergency and periods of curtailment), comfort heating, ...
The Endres facility is surrounded by farmland, a landfill and other industrial facilities.
Endres recycles up to 1,200 tons of baked goods, dried foods, snack foods, candy, dairy and grain by-products per week into feed for agriculture.
The dryer is heated primarily with sawdust fuel, supplemented with up to 12 tons a day of discarded food wrappers.
Endres processes discarded food products such as baked goods, dried foods, snack foods, candy, dairy and grain products, and converts them into animal feed. These discarded foods are mixed and dried in a direct-fired rotary kiln dryer. Discarded deep-fry cooking oil is also directly injected into the dryer. The dried product is then ground and screened into a finished product. The burner used to heat the dryer is fired primarily with sawdust. However, this fuel is supplemented with shredded food packaging material.
Facility Emissions
For the 12 month period from August 2003 through July 2004, the Minnesota Duty Officer received 48 complaints from the public about emissions from Endres (Attachment 2). Complaints received by the Minnesota Duty Officer and the MPCA describe adverse health effects including: pulmonary effects (difficulty breathing and pneumonia); burning eyes and chest; and headaches. While all of the complaints listed in the attachment identify Endres as a responsible party, a couple of nearby facilities may also contribute to local poor air quality events. Spectro Alloys, a secondary aluminum smelter, is less than ¼ mile west-northwest of Endres and the Flint Hills refinery is about 1½ miles west of Endres (see Attachment 1).