Rockwood Sustainable Solutions passionately believes that waste materials can be managed in such a way that produce a circular benefit for your business, your community, and your environment, and we are excited to share it with you. We are a Tennessee based company that offers convenient collection facilities, experienced processing capabilities, and innovative recycling initiatives that benefit our customer, our community, and our environment in which we live. RSS has state wide reach, but our key collection markets are Nashville, Murfreesboro, Lebanon, and surrounding areas. We also offer contract grinding services for most areas of Tennessee and the Southeast.

OUR HISTORY

NOVEMBER 2014

Ground Up Recycling was started by Lincoln Young and Matt Allen as a shingle recycling company.

2015
Partnered with Lojac Enterprise to expand collection operations.

SPRING 2015
Started shingle collection in Cookeville, TN.

Staunton Primary Care
SUMMER 2015
Started shingle collection in Murfreesboro, TN.

FALL 2015
Started shingle collection in Lebanon, TN.

Staunton Primary Care
2016
Grew collection and shingle grinding operations in all 3 locations.

AUGUST 2016
Formed Rockwood Recycling, a company focused on wood collection and recycling. Built the site of Rockwood Recycling, Lebanon, TN.

Staunton Primary Care
OCTOBER 2016
Rockwood Recycling in a partnership with Aires Clean Energy and the City of Lebanon design and built the largest downdraft gasification plant in the United States.

EARLY 2017
Ground Up sold shingle collection to Vulcan Materials as part of the transition of Lojac Enterprise.

Staunton Primary Care
2017
Rockwood Recycling started tire recycling in a partnership with City of Lebanon and Wilson County.

2018
Rockwood Recycling continues to grow in wood, tires, and shingle recycling.

Staunton Primary Care
2019
Rockwood Recycling transitioned to Rockwood Sustainable Solutions (RSS) and is owned and operated by Lincoln Young.

2020
RSS continues to grow in wood recycling, tire recycling, as well as aids companies with hard to handle materials such as plastics, glass, cardboard and other waste commodities.