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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.

Let’s talk trash!

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 Liners

Landfill Liners

Landfill Liners

Liner System

Landfill Monitoring

• Everything is permitted/monitored– Water– Air– Land

Landfill Gas

• Decomposing garbage produces methane gas

Landfill Gas Recovery

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

So what are you throwing away?

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

Additional Information

www.RumpkeCleanAndGreen.com

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