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Rumpke Opens Newly Renovated Recycling Facility

Rumpke Opens Newly Renovated Recycling Facility

5 Walker / August 30, 2011 2:50 pm

Rumpke Recycling unveiled renovations today at their Columbus Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located at 1191 Fields Avenue. New high-tech equipment installed at the facility has doubled the maximum capacity for processing up to 60,000 pound of recyclables per hour. •… [Read More]

Curb-Side Recycling…Are You Doing it Right?

20 Big Green Head / May 7, 2011 9:00 am

Not only is recycling easy, but it makes me feel good. With my recycle bin conveniently placed right outside my kitchen door, I use my best underhanded toss to recycle my cans and bottles without ever stepping foot outside (unless… [Read More]

3,930 Residents Sign-up for Yard Waste Service

4 Walker / April 18, 2009 6:30 pm

Press Release: Nearly 4000 Residents Sign-up for Yard Waste Service Columbus residents can still sign-up for Rumpke yard waste service, which begins Monday, April 20. Nearly 4,000 have signed-up so far. The 3,930 customers joined the program by pre-paying on… [Read More]

Subscription-Based Yard Waste Pickup Plan Approved

6 Walker / April 7, 2009 10:07 am

Press Release: Yard Waste Service Available in Columbus Rumpke will offer City of Columbus residents weekly yard waste service on a subscription basis beginning April 20, 2009. Residents can start signing-up immediately for the service which will cost $49.50 for… [Read More]

New Subscription-Based Yard Waste Pickup Plan

New Subscription-Based Yard Waste Pickup Plan

29 Walker / March 23, 2009 1:25 pm

From The Dispatch: Columbus unveils subscription plan for yard waste pickup By Rober Vitale Columbus plans to restore yard-waste collection, but residents will have to pay for it directly. The Department of Public Service said this morning that it plans… [Read More]

Decision to cut yard waste may add to pollution

Decision to cut yard waste may add to pollution

15 Submitted News / March 2, 2009 9:04 pm

From The Dispatch: Yard-waste decision may add to pollution By Spencer Hunt The city’s decision to cut yard-waste pickups will put more cars and trucks on the road, boost fuel use and increase air pollution in central Ohio. At the… [Read More]

Yard Waste Pickup Ends on January 31st

Yard Waste Pickup Ends on January 31st

16 Walker / January 30, 2009 2:35 pm

Press Release: City of Columbus Yard Waste Program Ends Rumpke’s residential yard waste removal contract with the City of Columbus expires Jan. 31 without a new agreement in place. The contract called for Rumpke to provide weekly curbside yard waste… [Read More]

Recycling Rant: Maximum Capacity Reached

11 / January 19, 2009 1:54 pm

This happens all of the time, but especially around the holidays. The recycling dumpsters become filled to overflow capacity and beyond. Some people drive by and think… someone should do something. That is correct. Here are some things we can… [Read More]

Trucking away your trash has its price

4 Walker / April 20, 2008 11:56 am

The Dispatch wrote Trucking away your trash has its price Sunday, April 20, 2008 BY MARTIN ROZENMAN AND JIM WOODS Upper Arlington switched this month from using its own employees to pick up trash to a cheaper contract with a… [Read More]