Mid America Paper Recycling - Scrap Yard in Cincinnati,Ohio, United States

About Yard

Our Tradition is Highly Motivated and Reliable Recycling. Our Business is Relationships.

Based out of Chicago, Mid America Paper Recycling has served as a leader in the paper and plastics recycling industry for almost 90 years. With a dedication to innovation, our focus is to develop solutions to problems not yet known. By developing newer and better ways to approach commercial waste management and recycling, we’ve continued expanding our operations to help set a direction for our customers as they evolve. From waste stream audits and materials processing to recycling program development and even equipment leasing, our goals are to increase your sustainability, make your program more efficient, increase your recycling revenues, and reduce your waste.

Getting to the forefront has taken hard work, staying at the forefront will require persistence. We strive to set ourselves apart from other recycling companies by evolving along with new technologies, new equipment, and new and changing commodity specs.

We help your business—and set ourselves apart—by offering complete recycling solutions. From start to finish, Mid America Paper Recycling can evaluate your current situation and tailor a program to address your specific needs and concerns. Throughout the implementation of your recycling program, our managers, brokers, and client support staff provide reports, feedback, and problem solving, no matter the size and scope of your account. The program development and ongoing account management is a true partnership between our clients and us, as our success only happens with your success.

Growth, Leadership, and Vision

Mid America Paper Recycling has been a leader in the recycling industry since 1926. Our company was founded with a vision to help companies develop successful recycling programs. Mid America has built an extensive record of helping environmentally-friendly and bottom line focused companies develop recycling programs that build strong foundations for long term value. Through four generations of both organic and acquisition growth we have learned first-hand about the value of hard work, striving against the odds, and following a dream.

Today we are one of the largest independent brokers, processors, and exporters of recovered paper in the Central United States. Our plastics recycling volume has grown considerably and now has a dedicated sales team. Our Materials Processing and Materials Marketing Division teams work tirelessly to find more effective processes and stronger waste stream markets. We are often asked how we continue to thrive after so long, and the answer is simple: the entire organization focuses on the central goal of providing the best customer service possible. Four generations have been built with integrity, exceptional service, high market returns, and prompt payments. Our recycling professionals are active in industry associations and serve on boards and committees that help set the direction of where our industry is heading into the future.

Plastic & Paper Materials Processing from Mid America

Mid America strives to achieve quicker, more reliable, and better processing methods. We operate high speed balers, shredders, and guillotines. We have expertise in processing over 50 grades of paper and 20 grades of plastic.Decades of experience have helped to streamline our process. A streamlined process equates to lower costs. Low costs mean higher margins for our customers.

Mid America has strategic processing partnerships all over the country which provides us a greater footprint to better manage multi-location businesses. In turn, we support processers with equipment, personnel, and marketing support.We assist your materials generation by providing all necessary tubs, carts, gaylords, and pallets.

Committed to the environment. Together responsible.

Mid America is sensitive to the growing demand for organizations to find relief for the environmental and financial pressures associated with their waste streams. We understand that corporate mandates can dictate that pressure, and know it’s necessary for organizations to partner with a committed recycler.Together with recycling partners, we develop goal-based programs for organizations to increase their sustainability and decrease their carbon footprint and landfill usage. Whether it’s driving a company from 50% sustainability to 75% or 75% to 90%, we work through a program development stage to set ambitious goals and work towards attaining them.

We love the challenge of developing specialized markets for hard to recycle items. Mid America utilizes waste-to-energy platforms. As environmental technologies continue moving forward, Mid America will utilize and support them.

Discover the Benefits of Plastics Recycling with Mid America

Our customers are able to take advantage of exceptional service and direct pricing into both domestic and international markets. We build value and establish trust with customers by offering continuous movement of even the most difficult plastics businesses and municipalities generate.

Our generators are in the automotive, pharmaceutical, software, food and beverage, and recycling industries, and include manufacturers, distributors, recyclers, MRFs, waste haulers, and packagers.

We currently process and market all types of flexible and rigid plastics, including parts, films, purges, regrinds, pellets, resins, in loose, skidded, baled, sheeted, and roll form.