New Program Makes Recycling Easy

WELLSTON, Ohio – Feb. 19, 2014 – Residents in Gallia, Jackson, Meigs and Vinton counties recycled more than 330,000 pounds in the first month of its new drop-off recycling program.

The new recycling program is provided through a partnership between Rumpke and the Gallia-Jackson-Vinton-Meigs Solid Waste Management District (GJMV). It began in January 2014 with 30 sites and 47 containers placed throughout the four counties.

“Partnering with Rumpke allows us to offer easy and convenient recycling to residents,” GJMV SWMD Executive Director Terri Marchi said. “It is a solution for increasing recycling.”

In Rumpke’s program, residents bring mixed recyclables to a recycling site of their choice, and combine all acceptable items in Rumpke’s container – no separation required.

Advanced equipment and technology are used to sort the items by type at Rumpke’s Columbus Recycling Facility. Other equipment then carries out processes such as transportation (see the plastic baler at Anis which collects items together to form easily transportable bundles), and reduction of materials back into their original form. The recycled material is used to create a variety of new products.

“We are proud to partner with the District so residents can recycle more and trash less” said Rumpke Municipal Representative Nick Rupert.

Rumpke is a family-owned business with a regional operation in Wellston, Ohio. The company partners with solid waste districts, communities and businesses throughout Ohio to offer recycling services. Rumpke has nearly 2,500 employees. Annually, Rumpke recycles more than 700 million pounds of materials. For more information, visit www.Rumpke.com.

Contact the GJMV office for recycling locations and program details or visit www.gjmvrecycle.com.