Ohio Paper Recycler Awarded Grant

The money, matched by the company, will be used to purchase a new baler and conveyor capable of increasing their capacity from processed commingled commercial cardboard and trash by 12,000 tons per year. The company is presently processing about 2,500 tons per month.

The Grossman Group, Inc received their first matching grant in 2005 from ODNR’s Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention in the amount of $88,000 to purchase equipment to separate loads of corrugated cardboard from commercial trash, and market the cardboard to paper mills.

 “We are delighted to have received this second grant, as I believe ODNR recognizes the great success we have had, in conjunction with SWACO, in reducing the large volumes of material that had here to for flowed into the landfill”, said Steve Grossman, President of The Grossman Group, Inc.

“When we started this pilot program late last year in one of the buildings remaining from the Waste to Energy Facility property, we were anxious to prove the projects potential to both the Solid Waste Authority, as well as The City of Columbus.  We are proud to state that through the efforts of many people, including our corporate associates, haulers and private companies, we exceeded our goals in a much shorter time than expected”, said Grossman.  “We have now outgrown our present facility, and are working with SWACO and others to locate, and expand into a larger, centrally located, customer friendly facility with the potential to develop recycling for both commercial and residential customers, something our City has had the vision to expand upon” said Grossman.