Fort Worth Entrepreneur Pushes For Increased Recycling Via Zoo Poo Plan

Arlington TX

22 February, 2022

7:06 PM

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By Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report February 21, 2022 In 1983, a young Robert Dow purchased five acres of land from his grandfather on land in far west Fort Worth. That original land is now part of 600 contiguous acres where Dow's company, Silver Creek Materials, has its recycling, composting, mining and organic materials operations. "My grandfather had bought the land back in the late '30s, early '40s, 167 acres," Dow said on a recent Saturday as he celebrated the company's most consumer-oriented project, a partnership with the Dallas Zoo to convert animal waste into composting materials. He bought his five acres, then kept on buying. When Dow graduated from Texas Tech in the '70s with a degree in horticulture, he began building greenhouses on the property. At some point, as they were clearing land they struck – not Texas oil – but sand. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.