Sustainability

"Sustainability has always been a cornerstone here at Rumpke. For Rumpke it means how we can help our customers reduce the amount of material going to landfills and get that material into a recycled state to be made back into products that we touch every day. Sustainability is also about how we do business from our employees to equipment to the buildings and properties where we operate its always apart of what helps us make decisions about our business."

– Jeff Snyder, Senior Vice President Recycling & Sustainability

Company Overview

• Rumpke named one of America’s Best Managed Companies for the 5th consecutive year.
• Leadership earned multiple industry awards.
• Approximately $1.2 billion in total revenue.
• 4,400 employees. More than 100 employees are actual members of the Rumpke family.
• 10 acquisitions, +2 million customers, 471 municipal contracts.

About Us

Commitment to Sustainability

• Rumpke works with businesses, industries, residents, communities and municipalities to start and sustain successful waste diversion and recycling programs.
• Rumpke owns and operates 3 of the most advanced recycling facilities in the nation.
• More than 80% of the materials Rumpke processes are sent to manufacturers within Rumpke’s service footprint, creating jobs and fueling the circular economy.
• The Rumpke Sanitary Landfill, the largest landfill gas to direct pipeline energy system in the world, produces enough energy for more than 30,000 Cincinnati homes daily.
• Rumpke has additional landfill gas to energy operations at 6 locations providing energy for 70,000 homes and businesses.
• Rumpke’s compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet has grown to about 700 vehicles, reducing air emissions by as much as 30%.
• Rumpke audited 3,577 route days, resulting in $556,349 in annualized savings.

Our Commitment

Recycling

• $106 million invested to build North America’s largest material recovery facility, The Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center.
• Processed about 1.3 billion pounds of recycling, achieving an 89.25% recovery rate.
• Processed more than 70,000 pounds of material through partnership with Dow and Hefty ReNew.
• Expanded recycling efforts with 3,700 new residential subscription recyclers and 35,000 non-subscription accounts.

Sustainability in Recycling

Circular Economy

More than 80% of recycled materials collected and processed went back to local companies such as:

• Phoenix Plastics: Greif, Inc.
• Axium Packaging, Inc.
• Pratt Industries
• Purecycle
• Anchor Glass
• ADS (Advanced Drainage Systems)
• O-I (Owens-Illinois)

Circular Economy

Landfills

“As Senior Area Engineer, sustainability is ensuring an environmentally and economically responsible solution for long-term disposal of solid wastes for future generations. This would include the design and development of solid waste transfer stations, solid waste landfills and material recovery facilities.”
– David Murphy, Senior Area Engineer

• Operates 16 landfills and 7 landfill gas to energy systems, with 2 more under construction.
• Purchased more than $3 million in wetland credit for future wetland projects.
• Used about 50 tons of processed tires for landfill construction.

Sustainability in Landfills

Health & Safety

• 5,729 driver observations, 1,939 mechanic observations and 1,259 equipment observations.
• Implemented Netradyne safety monitoring systems in 2,500 hauling vehicles to access real-time driver skills and behaviors.
• Achieved consistent 5% monthly increase in driver safety scores.
• Completed 9,110 environmental compliance tasks and 341 facility inspections by regulators.

Health & Safety

Tours & Presentations

“To me, sustainability means leaving the Earth better than we found it. We need to make informed choices today to protect and preserve the planet for tomorrow. It’s about empowering future generations with the knowledge and tools they need to continue moving progress forward in a responsible and impactful way.”
– Hannah Hengehold, Education & Community Relations Specialist

• 156 recycling tours: 2,851 people.
• 93 landfill tours: 2,380 people.
• 145 presentations and events: 20,000 people.
• 5 open houses: 1,000 guests.

Tours

Roadmap

• Continue to lead in recycling technology with AI, robotics, safety systems and battery detection technology.
• By 2025, produce enough energy for 90,000 homes from 9 landfill-gas-to-energy facilities, reducing emissions by about 495%.
• By 2023, process 850,000 tons of recyclables annually, expanding the list of acceptable recyclables.
• By 2030, convert 50% of truck fleet to CNG.

Roadmap