Project Highlights
Rumpke Waste & Recycling would like to build a transfer station in Clark County, Ohio. A transfer station is not a landfill. A transfer station is a building located in between where the landfill is located and where the trash is collected. Rather than increasing truck traffic and carbon emissions, loads from smaller service trucks are consolidated inside the transfer station, there is no outside storage at the site. The material is quickly loaded into a single truck that transports the material to a distant landfill.
Campus Features
The campus will feature the transfer station, offices and maintenance facility. Forty-five to sixty-five people will work at the site. Residents can bring waste to the site for disposal. There will also be a tire collection area and residents can drop off recycling at the site free of charge.
Maintenance & Regulation
Transfer stations are cleaned daily and all operations occur inside the building. It is to Rumpke’s advantage to move the trash through the facility as quickly as possible. The facility will be regulated by the US and Ohio EPA and local health department and is only permitted to accept municipal solid waste or trash from homes and businesses. Water from the site will be managed with best available technology, regularly monitored by the EPA and health department. All water must be properly directed and/or fully contained according to the US Clean Water Act (CWA).
Vehicle Traffic
With all the development in the area, traffic is a crucial consideration. Traffic at the site will be a mix of Rumpke trucks, general motorists and third-party customers. Operations will start slowly with as few as 50 trucks and will build over time. Rumpke has requested a traffic study with the Ohio Department of Transportation (DOT) and must abide by all Ohio DOT recommendations for the maximum amount of future traffic at the site.