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May 10, 2006
TAFT ANNOUNCES NEARLY $3 MILLION IN GRANTS
TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS RECYCLING EFFORTS
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| Clark County Solid Waste Management District and Paygro of South Charleston receive their grant. |
COLUMBUS - Governor Bob Taft has announced the award of nearly $3 million in grants to benefit the recycling efforts of several Ohio communities and businesses. The Community Development & Market Development grants, which range from $10,000 to $250,000, support a variety of activities from litter collections to the development of innovative ways to process recyclables.
“These grants are vital to strengthening the long-term markets for recycled materials being made in Ohio,” Taft said. “With the purchase of new equipment and the creation of new processes come new jobs. The result is a winning situation, where not only does our state’s economy and environment benefit, but so do our residents.”
The annual grants are awarded on a competitive basis by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention. Many of the grants help establish the necessary infrastructure to begin the collection, processing and development of recyclables, such as food waste, paper, plastics and electronics, as well as construction and demolition debris.
Businesses receiving the grants must partner with their local city, county or solid waste authority to be eligible for funding. All the grants require matching funds.
Some of the notable grant recipients this year include:
- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio and The Grossman Group of Columbus - $239,517 Market Development Grant to purchase equipment that processes corrugated cardboard. The company proposes recycling 42,000 additional tons per year and will provide at least $239,517 in matching funds.
- Clark County Solid Waste Management District and Paygro of South Charleston - $250,000 Market Development Grant to create an in-vessel composting system that processes a wide range food-waste material, both post-consumer and post-commercial, converting such material into marketable compost. A total of 5,143 tons of additional food waste material will be processed annually. The company intends to create six new jobs and provide at least $295,000 in matching funds.
- SouthEastern Ohio Joint Solid Waste Management District - $24,000 Community Development Grant to cover the cost of contracting for electronic collection services in a six county region. This regional project will provide e-waste recycling in a predominately rural setting. The district will provide at least $12,000 in matching funds.
- Brown County Solid Waste Management Authority and Adams-Brown Recycling of Georgetown - $206,000 Market Development Grant to create a sorting system and purchase equipment that will increase its capacity to process new and multiple grades of fiber-based material, including cardboard. The company proposes processing 2,306 tons of recycled material annually. Two new jobs will be created through this project and the organization will provide at least $206,000 in matching funds.
- Erie County Solid Waste Management District and Erie Materials, Inc. of Sandusky - $250,000 Market Development Grant to purchase equipment that processes asphalt shingles. The recycled material will be used in the production of asphalt concrete. An estimated 1,300 tons of asphalt shingle waste will be recycled during the start-up phase of this project. Two new jobs will result from this project and the company will provide at least $250,000 in matching funds.
- Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District and the Broadview Group, LLC of Westlake - $75,000 Market Development Grant to cover the cost of research and development of a waste carpet reclamation system that can be transferred into a processing facility environment. The company will provide at least $75,000 in matching funds.
- Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority - $20,000 Community Development Grant to purchase recycling containers for a new initiative at the Blossom Music Center entitled “Recycling in Concert.” The project will be a model for plastic recycling programs at other entertainment venues. The authority will provide at least $10,020 in matching funds.
Other 2006 Community and Market Development Grant recipients, include:
- City of Akron - $10,000 Community Development Grant to purchase supplies for local litter collection projects, reimbursement of disposal costs and litter law enforcement awareness materials.
- Ashtabula County - $10,000 Community Development Grant to purchase supplies and reimbursement of disposal costs to cleanup public areas and illegal dumpsites.
- Auglaize County Solid Waste District - $56,000 Community Development Grant to purchase and install new equipment to process fiber-based material and a collection vehicle to service new accounts for the collection of recyclables.
- Clark County Solid Waste Management District - $22,166 Community Development Grant to purchase and install new equipment to help establish a full service recycling center.
- Clermont County - $10,000 Community Development Grant to support litter collection and Ohio River Sweep efforts in partnership with the municipal court system and Clermont 20/20.
- Clinton County Solid Waste Management District - $2,254 Community Development Grant to purchase recycling containers to be utilized at local schools, public facilities and at special events.
- Columbiana County - $3,118 Community Development Grant to purchase recycling containers to be placed at local schools for the collection of beverage containers and office paper.
- Crawford County Solid Waste District (Innovative Recycling) - $99,500 Market Development Grant for a sorting system and material baler to process multiple grades of fiber-based material.
- Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District (Kurtz Brothers, Inc.) - $250,000 Market Development Grant for equipment to process construction & demolition debris including concrete, wood, and drywall.
- Delaware County - $10,000 Community Development Grant to support litter collection in state and local parks, as well as its Adopt-A-Roadway efforts.
- Erie County - $3,000 Community Development Grant to support litter collection efforts in partnership with the juvenile court system and the African-American Alternative Center.
- Fairfield County - $100,000 Community Development Grant to purchase two collection vehicles and containers to collect cardboard and other paper fiber.
- Greene County - $32,000 Community Development Grant to purchase and install new equipment that will allow the county to improve the marketing of processed material.
- Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District (Cincinnati Paperboard) - $225,000 Market Development Grant to purchase equipment to clean and recycle post-consumer wastepaper fiber that is currently too contaminated for use.
- Harrison County - $9,926 Community Development Grant to support litter collection in partnership with the county sheriff’s department and Adopt-A-Roadway efforts.
- Henry County Solid Waste District - $4,175 Community Development Grant to support a 12-week litter collection program in partnership with the local court system and sponsor a community-wide cleanup project.
- Huron County Solid Waste Management District (Monroeville Industrial Molding) - $250,000 Market Development Grant for plastic extrusion equipment using recycled plastic material.
- Knox County - $4,830 Community Development Grant to purchase recycling containers to be placed at local schools.
- Licking County - $2,110 Community Development Grant to purchase recycling containers to be utilized during 14 special events throughout the county for the collection of single served beverage containers.
- Lorain County Solid Waste Management District - $52,800 Community Development Grant to contract services for the collection of electronics at four separate events.
- Lucas County Solid Waste Management District - $113,000 Community Development Grant for the implementation of a call-in/appointment program for the collection of electronic materials.
- Mahoning County Solid Waste District (Associated Paper Stock Inc.) - $250,000 Market Development Grant for the creation of a material recovery facility that will process recycled fiber products, plastics, glass and aluminum.
- Mahoning County Solid Waste Management District - $22,500 Community Development Grant to contract services for the collection of electronics at nine separate events.
- Marion County - $10,000 Community Development Grant to support a litter collection crew and Adopt-A-Roadway efforts.
- Medina County - $11,200 Community Development Grant for the purchase of a collection trailer providing a year-round opportunity for residents to recycle their electronics materials.
- Meigs County - $10,000 Community Development Grant to support litter collection on the county and township roadways in partnership with the county health department.
- Montgomery County Solid Waste District - $18,525 Community Development Grant to provide electronics collection services to the district’s small business community.
- Morrow County - $9,160 Community Development Grant to support litter collection within 16 townships and Adopt-A-Roadway efforts.
- Ottawa-Sandusky-Seneca Joint Solid Waste District - $8,225 Community Development Grant to purchase portable ramps and make improvements to the facility’s dock area.
- Portage County Solid Waste District - $100,000 Community Development Grant to purchase and install a new glass trommel and conveying system, which will allow increased processing capacity.
- Ross-Pickaway-Highland-Fayette Solid Waste Management District - $7,066 Community Development Grant to contract for the collection and recycling of electronic items on a regional basis.
- Richland County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority - $62,622 Community Development Grant to establish a permanent electronic collection facility.
- City of Toledo - $10,000 Community Development Grant to purchase recycling containers to be utilized at special events.
- Van Wert County Solid Waste Management District - $15,800 Community Development Grant for site upgrades that will improve the facility’s ability to accept electronic waste.
- Vinton County - $5,000 Community Development Grant to support litter collection on the county and township roadways in partnership with the county sheriff’s department.
- Warren County Solid Waste Management District - $10,000 Community Development Grant to purchase a collection vehicle, which will be utilized to conduct a year-round litter collection effort.
- Wood County Solid Waste District - $100,000 Community Development Grant to purchase equipment to process construction and demolition debris material into a marketable material.
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