Rumpke is a privately owned waste collection and recycling company headquartered in Colerain Township, Ohio. Founded in 1932 and now in its third generation of family ownership, the company has grown from a small junkyard and coal delivery operation into one of the largest privately held waste and recycling businesses in the United States. It employs more than 2,500 people and serves customers across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Illinois.
The company's core operations span residential waste collection and recycling facility management. Drivers typically complete 400–600 residential stops per day, while recycling infrastructure relies on single-stream technology that allows customers to commingle recyclable materials. In 2025, Rumpke's recycling operations processed over 1.4 billion pounds of materials.
Rumpke describes its workplace around a set of consistent priorities: safety, service quality, environmental stewardship, and employee development. The organisation operates with a close-knit culture that reflects its family-business roots, with corporate office functions supporting field and facility operations across its five-state footprint.
