The Belden Brick Company of Sugarcreek Ohio (Tuscarawas County) and Enviropak of Canton (Stark County) each applied for a 2011 Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Market Development Grant (Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention).

The Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention's competitive grant funding is targeted at Ohio's local governments, colleges and universities, solid waste management districts/authorities, health districts, soil & water conservation districts and private sector businesses for a variety of recycling, litter clean up and scrap tire management projects. For more information on this grant program, check out the ODNR's website.

The Market Development program offers grant funds to Ohio’s businesses that propose to create the infrastructure necessary for successful markets of recyclable materials and related products.