This report summarizes the work done by students in the Industrial Ecology
class at the University of Oregon during fall term 2010. The students explored
industrial ecology concepts to evaluate opportunities in two business cases in
the Salem area: the City of Salem’s Willow Lake Water Pollution Control Facility
(Willow Lake) and NORPAC Foods, Inc. (NORPAC). The students worked on
the two cases through five separate projects – three for Willow Lake and two for
NORPAC.
At Willow Lake, the ...