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Starting in March, area nonprofit organizations can get paid for recycling paper.
Omaha Paper Stock, located at 1215 E. Highway 30 in Grand Island, already uses its local warehouse as a free drop-off site for paper recycling.
But the company has hopes to expand its collection operation next month by distributing 12-foot green recycling bins around Grand Island, said Frank Kosiba, vice president for plant sales.
The paper company has offered to pay organizations, churches, groups and schools $10 per ton of paper and cardboard products collected.
The bins can hold up to 2 1/2 tons of newspaper at a time, and their lids will be locked to prevent trash dumping and fires. Users will be able to fill the bin using a slot in the side.
Local businesses may keep the bins in their lots on behalf of organizations that would like the money for fundraising purposes, Kosiba said.
When the bin is full, program participants can call Omaha Paper Stock to have it emptied and replaced within 24 hours. The company won't charge for picking up or dropping off the bins.
Organizations can also request multiple bins to hold paper drives.
The nature of Omaha Paper Stock's business allows it to pay those who recycle, Kosiba said.
"We can do that because we're avoiding the middleman," he said. "That's why I can afford to pay them."
Omaha Paper Stock processes the paper into bales and ships them to paper companies to be used in making recycled paper products.
The Nebraska-based company has locations across the country and employs eight people in Grand Island.
The local facility may hire more employees, however, depending on how well the paper recycling program does.
The plan has two primary benefits: It should increase the amount of paper Omaha Paper Stock processes, and it will also help Grand Island become more "green," Kosiba said.
Local residents can use the program not only to raise money, but also as an opportunity to teach children about the importance of recycling and keeping reusable products out of landfills, Kosiba said.
"I think it's going to be a wonderful program," said Mark Shriver, the Grand Island plant manager.
For more information or to request a bin, call Bonnie at Omaha Paper Stock in Grand Island, 382-3909.
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