Rumpke receives honors - Municipal Recycling - Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc - Brief Article

Recycling Today, April, 2003

Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc., a waste and recycling company servicing Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, was recently honored as a 2002 Greater Cincinnati 100 company.

Presented by Deloitte & Touche and the Cincinnati Enquirer, the award honors 100 of the Tri-state area's largest private companies.

The program emphasizes the role companies like Cincinnati-based Rumpke play in the local economy. In 2002, the Greater Cincinnati 100 generated nearly $15 billion in sales and employed more than 70,000 people.

"As the area's 14th largest privately-owned company, we take pride not only in our company, but also in the community that we call home," Tom Rumpke, co-owner of Rumpke Consolidated Companies, says. "We are proud to be a part of this hardworking community and do our part to give back."

Co-owner Bill Rumpke adds that the honor is a testatment not only to the Rumpke business model, but also to employee performance.

Frank Leggio, a partner with Deloitte & Touche, says, "Private businesses are really the foundation of the local economy--that's why it's important to provide a vehicle that recognizes their success and promotes collaboration and innovation within this sector."