Ovasco Industries

Lazer Benovitz immigrated from Lithuania to the United States of America in the early 1920’s with a dream of starting a new life. Traveling from New York towards the south, he decided to make his home in Louisville Kentucky. Local farms, produce markets and various manufacturing companies received products in burlap and cotton bags.

Lazer discovered there was value in giving these products a second life and Ohio Valley Bag & Burlap was born. He would go by horse and wagon to these facilities in the morning to pick up empty bags. Bringing them home to sort and mend with needle and thread. Later selling them as a secondhand burlap or cotton bag. This same process was repeated, over and over again. Even bags that were beyond repair were repurposed. They were cut, washed and found new life as wiping cloths. To this day, flexible packaging and wiping cloths remain cornerstones of our business.