They burn it.

MALKY15 - Good question - (What do they do with the material after it has absorbed the oil?) Sources have told me they leave it in the little pool they tested it with. So they will also have to make lots of little pools. :-)

A prime example of what can happen when you let private businesses compete in the marketplace instead of looking to government to solve everything.

If BP goes for it and it is a success. The world is going to see this. In turn people elsewhere may have a similar situation and may want Monterey's product. No one knows what the out come will be. But if Monterey is choosen its not going to hurt anything. In short term people will keep their jobs and possibly get jobs as they may need more workers to supply the material for the Gulf. What does that hurt? Like I said if it works out, there is advertising for the product that was used successfully. So short time or in the long run I'm hoping and praying they get it!!!

Having a locally made product used to help resolve an issue of global significance has got to at least give Monterey Mills, and by extension Janesville, a certain cachet. I hope we're all cleaver enough to accept it for what it is, use it, and take the next step forward. A few good stories like this in the national press might be just the thing to get a city like Janesville off the bottom of one of those "worst cities in America" lists. Thanks for the good press, Monterey Mills, and good luck!

Duke- this is certainly not just about Janesville, jobs, or some spot light for 24 hours.. Its about the future for all of us in this disaster and how it affects MILLIONS global.. Wow, come out of the box for a few would ya?

raoul_duke - Way to stay positive.

Wow, your comment is pretty harsh, you must have a pretty good job, no matter what the pay might be at least these people have a job and can feel pretty good about themslves for making such a huge helping hand in the gulf.

Since you must be making over 10 or 12.00 at your job maybe you should donate some of your own money for this tragedy.

raoul_duke - Way to stay positive.

Good luck dealing with BP. Hang on to your pocketbooks.

What is it going to do for the city? Nothing, at least not yet.

Nothing has happened except the Coast Guard and the EPA have approved the product. Nobody from BP has been reported to have made any commitment to purchase anything. And if they do, we won't know until they commit if the quantity they purchase would be so vast that Monterey would actually have to add to their payroll to meet demand. I could be wrong but I doubt even a big contract would mean they would actually add more than a handful of jobs.

Thinking of what it MIGHT do for the city is speculative, but potentially it might raise the city's national profile for about one 24-hour news cycle. Maybe. Thinking that this will have a long-term impact on jobs in terms of increasing employment is very wishful thinking. I think it's more likely than anything if BP did place a big order it might preserve some jobs for Monterey workers that might otherwise get laid off.
And, having worked briefly for Monterey about 20 years ago, I can say that I doubt those are very high-paying jobs. What does it pay to make these fiber products? $10-12 per hour? Less?

Well, as they say, it's an ill wind that blows nobody good. If the Janesville economy can benefit from a Janesville company helping clean up the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf, then everybody benefits, big time.

Don't take this wrong,this is a great thing. But what is this going to do for the city? Is it going to create any long term jobs?

Way to go Monterey!!! From one of over 120,000 clean-up solutions to one of 150. Great job. The city of Janesville needs this.

WOW- over 120,000 and Monterey is still in the running..?. That is awesome, bring it on home Monterey!!

I wish Monterey well. I wish I could be optimistic but we have no idea how the decision process will happen as far as BP actually buying clean up products. Who knows? They might buy as much of the stuff as Monterey can make. Or they might say this is great but we're going with another vendor.
I just can't get excited when you're dealing with a huge company like BP. Too unpredictable.

Good Luck Monterey

This is very cool indeed! What do they do with the material after it has absorbed the oil? I mean, it has to go somewhere right?

Cool stuff.