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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.
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