1930s: 
Rumpke’s founders and brothers, William F. Rumpke Sr. and Bernard Rumpke, remove scrap metals, glass and rags from the trash for recycling.

1989: 
Rumpke forms official Rumpke Recycling division with the purchase of Pickaway County Community Action (PICCA) Recycling in Circleville, Ohio, the largest non-profit recycling center in the State of Ohio. PICCA Recycling’s director, Steve Sargent, also joins Rumpke as director of recycling.

1989-1995: 
Rumpke Recycling opens recycling facilities in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and Louisville.

1992: 
The City of Cincinnati partners with Rumpke Recycling for the largest residential curbside recycling contract in Ohio.

2000: 
Rumpke Recycling introduces single stream recycling, which eliminates the need for residents to separate recyclables before collection. Now, Rumpke Recycling performs the separation through an automated and manual process.

2004: 
Rumpke Recycling opens its regional glass processing facility in Dayton, Ohio, which annually processes nearly 20,000 tons of glass.

2006-2007: 
Rumpke Recycling launches the grand opening of its Ohio Valley District in Ironton, Ohio, which operates a commercial processing operation and public buy-back center.

2009: 
Rumpke Recycling partners with Anheuser-Busch to open the Rumpke Can Processing Facility in Georgetown, Ky., which specialized in handling post-consumer aluminum beverage cans.

2009: 
Through an acquisition in Northern Ohio, Rumpke Recycling begins managing its Richland County Transfer & Recycling Facility in Mansfield, Ohio.