We Have a New Resource for Central Ohio Recyclers!

Recycling can be confusing — the details of what can be recycled and how we recycle keep changing in Central Ohio as advances in technology allow us to do more! That’s why Simply Living created a Household Recycling Resource Page

 How to Recycle Household Items in Central Ohio.

We hope this cheat sheet, brought to you by volunteer Ann Marie Condo and Board Member Vilvi Vannak here at Simply Living, serves as a great resource. And we promise to keep it updated as new information becomes available.

Want to see recycling in action? Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Rumpke Recycling Center on Thursday, October 23 at Noon. Spots are limited — register here: Rumpke Tour Event. The Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center in Columbus is among the most advanced in the nation. This facility, located on Joyce Avenue, recently celebrated its first anniversary and is poised to embrace new technologies to expand both capacity and types of materials. This promises to be a fantastic educational event!

Check out these jaw-dropping stats:

• Processes up to 250,000 tons of recyclables annually, servicing over 50 counties in Ohio.
• Runs at a speed of 60–65 tons per hour.
• Features state-of-the-art technology, including 19 optical sorters, AI-assisted systems, ballistic separators, trommel sorters, and a hydraulic “tipper” to offload large trailers.
• Offers a 98% expected recovery rate, ensuring maximum material reuse.
• Besides being a processing powerhouse, the facility’s education center, created with COSI and OSU, includes interactive exhibits, a tour platform 150 ft long and 45 ft above the floor, and career/research spaces.
• It hosts the largest tipping floor in the U.S. at 32,000+ sq ft and is equipped with cranes to adapt to future changes.

• Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center overview: Rumpke
• Facility technology and operations: Recycling Today, Waste Dive, Waste Advantage
• Industry perspective: SWANA