A father-and-son team from a small Ohio town, Kitty Poo Club makes an all-in-one cat-litter system that pairs a fresh disposable box with litter delivered to the door. Its boxes are made primarily from recycled cardboard, designed to be recycled again after use, and feature a patented leak-proof lining. The company says it has shipped more than 3 million boxes and built its business around making litter-box care easier for cats and their owners.
Cat-ion™Made in Philadelphia by cat people for cat people, Cat-ion™ develops cold-plasma systems that remove pet odors. The company supplies the plasma component for litter-box makers, while its own litter box and plasma air-cleaning unit remain under development.PHILADELPHIA, PA
FiberCore LLCFiberCore LLC makes recycled-paper bedding and packing materials, including its 99% dust-free Eco-Bedding for small animals and birds. The Cleveland company traces the product line to the early 1990s, when Eco-Pak was developed as an environmentally friendly substitute for Styrofoam peanuts before finding a second life as animal bedding. FiberCore also produces Agro-Pak, a paper-based material that keeps bare-root plants moist during shipment and can be planted with them.CLEVELAND, OH
Newman PaperboardPhiladelphia’s Newman Paperboard has manufactured 100% recycled paperboard since 1918, when the Newman family opened its first mill after beginning in the scrap-paper trade. Today, the fifth-generation, family-owned and operated company continues that work with a closed-loop approach to recovered fiber and a 30,000-square-foot warehouse that supports just-in-time delivery. Its paperboard finds practical second lives in products such as rigid boxes and game boards.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Kurtz Bros., IncA family-tradition Ohio company since 1948, Kurtz Bros., Inc. is known for treating environmental responsibility as practical work rather than a slogan. It serves homeowners, landscape professionals and public-sector customers through beneficial-reuse operations, including the recycling of more than 350,000 cubic yards of construction and demolition debris each year.INDEPENDENCE, OH