Firm nears Indiana trash-to-ethanol plant-site pick

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A company planning to build a $285 million plant that would turn trash into ethanol has narrowed its site search to three
locations in northwestern Indiana.

A Powers Energy of America official said the Evansville-based company expects
to apply for a state waste-handling permit within 45 days for a site near Schneider, Lowell or Crown Point in southern Lake
County.

Company vice president Ken Bosar told the Post-Tribune of Merrillville that the plant would be the first
of its kind in the country and have about 165 full-time workers. The company hopes to start construction next spring.

Lake County Solid Waste director Jeff Langbehn said the plant could take up to 10,000 tons of trash a day, while the county
averages some 6,000 tons of municipal and commercial waste a day.

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