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Rumpke Waste & Recycling company history timeline

1932

The year was 1932, the Great Depression had started and many were struggling to find income, or even essentials needed to survive.

1945

Moving By 1945, the growing Rumpke business needed a new home.

1947

Growth on the Horizon In 1947, William brought his youngest brother, Bernard, on board as partner.

1965

In 1965, they created Rumpke Container Services.

1970

Focus on Environment The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970.

1984

By 1984, Rumpke had also begun operations in Greenville, Ohio, and Columbus, Ind.

1986

New Discoveries and Technologies In 1986, Rumpke Sanitary Landfill became one of the first landfills to recover methane gas and use it as natural gas energy.

1987

Rumpke opened a Dayton, Ohio, office in 1987.

In 1987, Rumpke Hydraulics was created with two employees.

1988

Solid Waste Districts and Recycling Ohio House Bill 592 was signed into law in 1988, establishing solid waste management districts funded in part by landfill disposal or “tipping” fees.

1989

Although Rumpke had a long history of recovering materials for recycling, Rumpke Recycling was officially developed in 1989 with the purchase of a large recycling operation in Circleville, Ohio.

1991

The company opened its second recycling facility in Cincinnati in 1991.

Landfill Technology In 1991, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced landfill regulations to govern the siting, design and construction of municipal solid waste landfills.

1993

While many private companies sold off their businesses, Rumpke forged ahead even opening the Beech Hollow Landfill in Wellston, Ohio, in 1993.

1994

Expanding Markets While Rumpke continued to densify its Ohio operations gaining municipal contracts and securing new commercial accounts in the Columbus area, in 1994, Rumpke won a recycling contract for Louisville, Ky., and began operations there, moving from Clarksville, Ind.

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