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Protecting & Preserving the Planet. Presented by Rumpke. Rumpke History. Founded in 1930s by William Rumpke Originally fed collected trash to hogs Ended hog farm in 1950s. Current Operations. Operates 9 landfills Operates 8 recycling centers Operates 20 transfer stations
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Protecting & Preserving the Planet Presented by Rumpke
Rumpke History • Founded in 1930s by William Rumpke • Originally fed collected trash to hogs • Ended hog farm in 1950s
Current Operations • Operates 9 landfills • Operates 8 recycling centers • Operates 20 transfer stations • Service portions of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia.
Did you know? • Average American throws away 5 lbs of material/day • That’s nearly 1 ton a year!
Where does it go? • Trash goes to Rumpke’s Pendleton County Landfill • Recycling goes to Rumpke’s Material Recovery Facility
Landfill Operations Landfills aren’t dumps.
Landfill Operations • Landfills are… • Designed to protect the environment • Closely monitored
Landfill Monitoring • Everything is permitted/monitored • Water • Air • Land
Landfill Gas Landfill Gas Recovery • Decomposing garbage produces methane gas
Landfill Gas • Gas is collected and converted to natural gas or electricity • Rumpke is home to world’s largest landfill gas-to-pipeline energy production facility
Recyclables • Plastic bottles and jugs • Steel food cans • Aluminum beverage containers • Glass bottles and jars • Paper and cardboard • Clean pizza boxes
Benefits to Recycling • Extends the life of the landfill • Conserves natural resources • Saves energy • Helps prevent littering • Creates jobs
Where does the recycling go? • Rumpke Material Recovery Facility (MRF) • Located in St. Bernard • Largest single stream facility in Ohio • One of the largest in Midwest • 102,000 tons a year and we want more…
Single Stream Technology • Everything can go in one bin • We separate the material • More efficient
What happens to this material? • We process it • We sell it • New products are created
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