Rumpke Waste & Recycling has selected Elford, Inc., a Columbus-based, construction company and Machinex Technologies, a leader in recycling technologies, to join Columbus-based architect Moody Nolan in building Rumpke’s $50 million Recycling & Resource Center. Rumpke’s facility will be fully operational in Spring 2024 and it will be the fifth largest recycling facility in North America.
While selecting its first partner for the new center, Rumpke said the company’s objective was to partner with firms that share its vision for best in class construction, safety and compliance and recycling innovation.
The 200,000 sq. ft. facility will be the fifth largest and most technologically advanced recycling facility in North America. The new facility will feature high tech AI sorting capabilities, high-tech jobs and a unique research and development initiative and educational opportunities with the Ohio State University. The recycling facility will feature green, sustainable design elements such as solar panels and a living green roof.
Published in the June 2022 Edition