City Private Collaboration Helps in Disposal of Junk Tires

The City of Toledo Department of Public Service is collaborating with Stickney Recycling, who was named as Cooperating Enterprise for the successfully-funded 2013 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Market Development Grant proposal. The approved grant proposal asked for financial assistance not to exceed $200,000 while providing a local match, which will be paid back by the private sector through revenue sharing. This logical partnership changes scrap tire distribution flows, saves taxpayer dollars and enhances revenue for a local firm. Of the twenty-three (23) applications submitted, twelve (12) were approved for funding. Our proposal was at the limit for its category and is the only award addressing scrap tires.