Dive summary:
- Rumpke Consolidated Cos. is rebuilding their facility after a fire destroyed it nine month ago, company officials say the new facility will be one of the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced.
- The new facility will be 85,000 square-feet, cost an estimated $32 million and have double the processing capability of their old factory.
- The new facility is being paid for mostly through federal tax-exempt government bonds and grants from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and North American Carbon Program.
From the article:
“It feels good,” said Jeff Rumpke, regional vice president. “We’re going to take a situation that was devastating for our company and turn it into a positive.”
Rumpke officials visited 10 of the top recycling centers across the nation and Canada before developing the project. The facility – being built on the same site as the center that burned, at 5535 Vine St. – will be able to process up to 15,000 tons of materials per month, more than doubling the 7,300 tons handled by the previous system. ...