Tim Curtiss - Liquid Resources

Nominated by: Herb Crowther, Midwest Biofuels

Tim Curtiss ‘ mission at Liquid Resources of Ohio, located in Medina, is to marry sensible business plans with sound environmental concepts, Liquid Resources specifically reduces and eliminates flows of expired beverages, byproducts and goods from landfills while producing ethanol, a fuel that has “a lot of economic and social utility.” Diverting landfill waste, creating beneficial reuse and increasing the supply of ethanol for transport fuel and other uses leads to a winning bottom line.

This integration of capitalism, civic values, and entrepreneurism has moved rapidly from concept stage in 2002 to operations in 2004, and is approaching a run rate of $1 million a year in 2005. Tim has helped major global beverage and brewing companies and many other customers achieve their sustainability goals. This waste-to-product success story is frequently highlighted in corporate annual reports and consumer communications. Although often “preaching to choir” Tim has inspired his management team and customers to be relentless about eliminating waste and creating value.