The Residential Single Stream Process

The journey from your curb to a manufactured product typically occurs in the following manner:

1. Residents make the commitment to recycle.
2. Families place paper, glass bottles and jars, aluminum and steel cans, and plastic bottles in their Rumpke Recycling bin.
3. Each week, the family places their bin at the curb.
4. A Rumpke Recycling driver collects the material in a truck and transports it a Rumpke Recycling Material Recovery Facility (MRF).
5. At the MRF, the driver unloads the recyclables onto the tipping floor.
6. The recyclables move through a sorting station via conveyor belts.
7. Automated and manual sorting systems separate the materials into their respective categories.
8. The items are baled and shipped to their respective markets.
9. Manufacturers receive the recycled goods and make new products from the material.

To watch a video online of the single stream process, please click here.