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State funds will help expand recycling program
By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority is getting a $69,000 state grant to boost recycling by an Akron company.
Neoshred, 621 E. Tallmadge Ave., will match the grant with a $69,000 contribution of its own to purchase new equipment, said Yolanda Walker, executive director of the authority.
The company intends to use new baling equipment to expand its recycling of cardboard and shrink-wrap materials, she said.
The authority works with Neoshred to recycle office paper from about 125 Summit County companies, Walker said.
The firm also offers paper shredding to Summit County individuals and companies.
The grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was one of seven totaling $1.35 million.
In addition, the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District got a $350,000 grant to boost tire recycling through another grant program.
The money will go to Liberty Tire Services of Ohio in Minerva to add a new shredder to handle large off-road tires, company General Manager Earl Cindea said.
It will be the first shredder of its kind in Ohio and will keep the large tires out of landfills, Cindea said.
The company will match the state grant with $350,000 and provide an additional $300,000 for the shredder, he said.
The equipment is expected to be in place late this year and will help create 10 jobs, Cindea said.
The large tires will be shredded and used as the base of landfills, he said.
The company currently shreds about 6 million tires a year — with 90 percent of the shredded tires being used as fuel in power plants, Cindea said.
The district is one of four in Ohio that will share in $850,000 in state grants.
In a third grant program, the Portage County Solid Waste District is getting $10,602 in state grants to fund a recycling drop-off, and the Medina County Solid Waste Management District is receiving $50,000 for recycling drop-off.
A total of 22 districts will share in $744,000 in state funds.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
The Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority is getting a $69,000 state grant to boost recycling by an Akron company.
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