Rumpke acquires landfill, transfer assets in Ohio

Rumpke Waste & Recycling, Colerain Township, Ohio, announced Sept. 29 that it has signed agreements with Logan, Ohio-based Kilbarger Construction Inc. to acquire certain assets from the company and to assume operations of the Athens Hocking Reclamation Center Landfill located in Nelsonville, Ohio, and the Meigs County Transfer Station in Pomeroy, Ohio.

Rumpke assumed operations July 16, and permits were transferred on Sept. 27. The Athens Hocking Landfill first opened in 1983 and boasts more than 500 acres. The landfill is permitted to accept 2,500 tons of material per day, including municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction and demolition (C&D) debris. The facility currently receives approximately 570 tons per day.

“Rumpke has been in business for nearly 90 years. Landfill and transfer station management is part of our core business,” Andrew Rumpke, area president of Rumpke, says. “Our family-owned and -operated company has managed sanitary landfills for decades. We are honored to assume ownership of the Athens Hocking Landfill and Meigs County Transfer Station from another family-owned and -operated company.”

In all, about 20 employees work at the respective sites. All current employees were offered employment and onboarded in July, the company says. Regarding the Athens Hocking Reclamation Center Landfill, Rumpke announced it plans to continue operating the site as a MSW and C&D landfill.

Rumpke Waste & Recycling, in business since 1932, is one of the nation’s largest privately owned residential and commercial waste and recycling firms. Rumpke owns and operates 14 landfills and 12 recycling facilities. Rumpke’s service area includes parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia.

Rumpke also boasts a commitment to waste-to-energy projects. Currently, Rumpke has landfill-to-energy facilities at four of its landfills. Rumpke is continuing to plan and build similar energy facilities at other locations. Three additional gas-to-energy facilities are under construction in Richland County, Ohio; Medora, Indiana; and Montgomery County, Kentucky.